In China, snowfall disrupted transport links

Heavy snowfall hit the north of China and caused serious transport problems.

Thus, in 12 provinces of the People's Republic of China, traffic on 95 highways has been suspended due to snow and ice.

Trains are not running in Shanxi Province, Zhengzhou Airport is temporarily closed in Henan Province, and school classes have been canceled in three cities.

The public transport operator in Beijing also announced traffic disruptions, in particular buses do not run on 187 routes of the Chinese capital.