It is harsh winter in the northern parts of India. Snowfall continues in the mountains and cold wave continues in the plains.
On the other hand, winter continues in China also. The temperature has gone down to -40 degrees in many parts of it. At present the temperature in the capital Beijing city is -10 degrees Celsius.
The snow storm has been going on for 9 days. According to CNN report, this is the longest cold wave recorded in Beijing since 1951.
Due to this the work has also come to a standstill. Apart from hospitals and emergency services, other works are closed. Two metros collided with each other due to snow storm. Due to this many people had to be admitted to the hospital.
The temperature recorded at Beijing’s Nanjiao weather station reached above zero degrees Celsius for the first time on Sunday afternoon, state media Beijing Daily reported. However, currently the capital has recorded a temperature of -10 degrees Celsius.
Snow storm from 11th December
According to Beijing Daily, the temperature dropped below zero degrees for the first time on December 11. The temperature has reached -40 degrees Celsius in many parts.
Cold wave has been going on for more than 300 hours. This month, the outbreak of cold wave is being seen not only in Beijing but in most parts of China.
This has also affected the work. Apart from hospitals and emergency services, other business operations have come to a standstill. People are hiding in their homes.
Power disruptions were also seen in China’s central province of Henan, according to CNN. In Jiaozuo, heating at the Wanfang power plant was halted for hours after a fault.
The governments of both cities later released statements, saying Puyang and Pingdingshan, two other cities in the province, “cut heating in most government buildings and enterprises to provide heating for hospitals, schools and residential buildings.
Two metros collided due to snow storm
Metro services have also been adversely affected due to the harsh winter in the capital Beijing.
Hundreds of passengers were hospitalized in Beijing after two trains collided on a busy subway line during a snowstorm, the city’s transportation authority said. Dozens of whose bones were broken.