Heavy snow hits parts of China

Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-27 17:22:40|Editor: Yurou
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Snow-covered walkway and boats are seen on the Donghu Lake in Wuhan City, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 27, 2018. (Xinhua/Ke Hao)

WUHAN/NANNING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Snow continued to affect parts of China on Saturday, causing cancellations to trains and flights, and the closure of many highways.

In central China's Hubei Province, sections of more than 30 highways were closed, or limited the number of passing vehicles, due to snow and ice.

The three railway stations in Wuhan, Hubei's provincial capital, canceled over 100 trains.

As of 11:30 a.m, the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport had seen 95 flights canceled, stranding about 1,200 passengers.

Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, had canceled 30 flights as of 10:50 a.m.

According to China's national observatory, 10 to 20 centimeters of snow were expected in parts of central and eastern Chinese provinces on Thursday and Friday.

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