Blizzard kills 36 in China
2005-03-16 19:34
Beijing - Severe and unseasonal snow storms have left at least 36 people dead in southwest China, with about 190 000 people snowed in and 21 000 collapsed houses, a news report said on Wednesday.
More than eight million people have been affected by the blizzards in Yunnan province, which normally enjoys a mild climate but had a metre of snow in some areas between March 3 and 12, the semi-official China News Service said.
The province's economic losses due to the bad weather conditions were estimated at 2.5 billion yuan ($300m).
- AFP