http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiap ... index.html
New is reporting the China is saying the "caused" the snow by seeding the clouds...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8337337.stm
probably wont get much attention on here but this is unusually heavy snow for these areas particularly this early. I read somewhere this is Beijings earliest snow in 40 years. I am no expert on China at all, but thought the story was interesting.
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Interesting - no mention of seeding clouds in this article regarding 38 deaths from heavy snowfall!
Chinese schools collapse in snow
In China, heavy snowfall has led to the deaths of 38 people in road accidents and
collapsed buildings, state-run media have reported.
The deaths included four pupils in schools that collapsed, Xinhua news agency quoted
officials as saying.
Nineteen people were killed in traffic accidents that also stranded thousands of motorists,
the officials said.
The deaths of thousands of pupils in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake has already raised
questions of school safety.
The government promised to improve the quality of school buildings after the earthquake.
Canteens collapse
The heaviest snowfall in northern China for decades snarled road traffic across the region
and forced delays or the cancellation of hundreds of flights from airports in several
cities, including Beijing.
In Hebei province, two primary school girls and a boy died after heavy snow caused the
roof of their canteen to collapse.
Another 28 were injured and were being treated in a local hospital. Schools in the
provincial capital Shijiazhuang have been ordered to close.
Another child died in neighbouring Henan province and seven were injured, again when the
roof the school canteen collapsed. Three of the students are in a critical condition.
Local media said the storms were tapering off on Friday with road, rail and air traffic beginning
to return to normal.
Corruption blamed
School buildings in China are often poorly built, says the BBC's Quentin Sommerville in Beijing.
In the Sichuan earthquake of 2008, thousands of children died when their schools collapsed.
Surrounding buildings remained standing and parents blamed local corruption.
China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao promised a full and open investigation, but the details
were never made public.
Following these latest deaths, one Chinese state newspaper has asked why school safety is
still a problem, and demands that China's children be offered better protection.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8358162.stm
Chinese schools collapse in snow
In China, heavy snowfall has led to the deaths of 38 people in road accidents and
collapsed buildings, state-run media have reported.
The deaths included four pupils in schools that collapsed, Xinhua news agency quoted
officials as saying.
Nineteen people were killed in traffic accidents that also stranded thousands of motorists,
the officials said.
The deaths of thousands of pupils in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake has already raised
questions of school safety.
The government promised to improve the quality of school buildings after the earthquake.
Canteens collapse
The heaviest snowfall in northern China for decades snarled road traffic across the region
and forced delays or the cancellation of hundreds of flights from airports in several
cities, including Beijing.
In Hebei province, two primary school girls and a boy died after heavy snow caused the
roof of their canteen to collapse.
Another 28 were injured and were being treated in a local hospital. Schools in the
provincial capital Shijiazhuang have been ordered to close.
Another child died in neighbouring Henan province and seven were injured, again when the
roof the school canteen collapsed. Three of the students are in a critical condition.
Local media said the storms were tapering off on Friday with road, rail and air traffic beginning
to return to normal.
Corruption blamed
School buildings in China are often poorly built, says the BBC's Quentin Sommerville in Beijing.
In the Sichuan earthquake of 2008, thousands of children died when their schools collapsed.
Surrounding buildings remained standing and parents blamed local corruption.
China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao promised a full and open investigation, but the details
were never made public.
Following these latest deaths, one Chinese state newspaper has asked why school safety is
still a problem, and demands that China's children be offered better protection.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8358162.stm
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