Watch YouTube click here : The city of Jilin in northeast China welcomes its first frost, turning into a winter wonderland. 中国东北的吉林市迎来了初霜，变成了冬季仙境。Zhōng guó dōng běi de jílín shì yíng láile chū shuāng, biàn chéngle dōngjì xiānjìng.
China’s northeast hit by unseasonable blizzard as heavy snow causes mass disruption. Wednesday November 8, 2023.
A police officer directs traffic during heavy snowfall in Shenyang city, Liaoning province, northeast China on November 6, 2023.
Unusually early heavy snowfall blanketed swathes of northeastern China this week, forcing airlines to cancel flights, halting trains and shutting schools and roads in the country’s first major blizzard of the season.
The first snowfall in northeast China usually takes place between late November and early December, state-run news outlet The Paper reported, citing a chief weather forecaster from China’s National Meteorological Center.
In Heilongjiang, China’s northernmost province, the railway operator halted 51 passenger trains on Tuesday due to the snowstorm. Harbin, the provincial capital, canceled more than 400 flights at its international airport on Monday, while some smaller airports in the province canceled all flights.
Schools, kindergartens, and off-campus training institutions in most parts of Harbin were suspended on Monday and Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
In the city of Jiamusi, authorities are investigating after a gymnasium collapsed on Monday amid the snowstorm, killing three students who were trapped inside, according to state news agency Xinhua.
Seven middle school students were playing basketball at the sports club when the roof collapsed on them, Xinhua reported. Three escaped while four others were trapped, the report said.
The cause of the collapse remains under investigation. The gym was completed in 2018 and passed a safety inspection in 2020, according to Xinhua.
Heavy snow falls in Xiangfang district of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on November 6, 2023.
This is the second gymnasium collapse in Heilongjiang in recent months. In July, after days of heavy rain, the roof of a school gym in Qiqihar city collapsed onto a student volleyball team, killing 11 people.
The two incidents have sparked public anger and raised questions over the quality and safety of constructions.
Harbin issued a red blizzard alert – the highest in China’s four-tier warning system – on Sunday and Monday.
In the neighboring province of Jilin, more than 200 expressway entrances were closed on Monday due to heavy snowfall.
China’s national weather forecaster issued an orange blizzard alert – the second highest level after red – on Saturday and renewed it on Monday for parts of Jilin, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia. The alert was lifted on Tuesday.
Heavy snow blankets northern China;
11/06/2023. November 6, 2023.
China canceled trains and shut schools in the northeastern Heilongjiang province in the country's first substantial snowstorm of the season. Its weather service said the cold front could lead to record snowfall.
Harbin, the state capital of Heilongjiang province, was among the worst-hit major metropolises.
Heavy snow blankets northern China 🇨🇳 .
China canceled trains and shut schools in the northeastern Heilongjiang province in the country's first substantial snowstorm of the season. Its weather service said the cold front could lead to record snowfall.
Snow removal vehicles move on a street amid a blizzard in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. November 6, 2023.
Harbin, the state capital of Heilongjiang province, was among the worst-hit major metropolises.
Flights and trains were canceled, and major highways and elementary schools were shut in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province in northeastern China, amid the first heavy snowfall of the northern hemisphere's winter.
Heavy snow covered large parts of northern China, in Heilongjiang and the neighboring provinces of Liaoning and Inner Mongolia.
China issues weather warning ⚠️
China's National Meteorological Center said snow from the cold snap, which it expects to endure for a few more days, was likely to "break through historical records" for the same time of the year.
Chinese authorities have issued an orange weather alert for the region, the second highest on a four color scale used by Beijing.
People were advised to avoid unnecessary travel and to stay indoors where possible.
People shovel a street during snowfall in Shenyang, in China's northeastern Liaoning province on November 6, 2023.
Thousands were mobilized as snow shovelers in cities like Harbin and Shenyang.
Harbin hard hit, gymnasium collapse appeared snow-related.
In Harbin, a city of more than 5 million people with a metropolitan area that's home to around twice that, long queues of cars and trucks were visible on TV footage. Dozens of flights and hundreds of trains were canceled.
The "China Daily" newspaper reported that 24,000 people had been tasked with taking to the city's streets to shovel and clear the snow.
CCTV also reported the partial collapse of a gymnasium in Jiamusi city in Heilongjiang, with three people trapped inside. However, the cause of that incident was not entirely clear, with no government statement about it issued.
A woman walks in heavy snow using an umbrella to shield herself. Shenyang, China, November 6, 2023.A woman walks in heavy snow using an umbrella to shield herself. Shenyang, China, November 6, 2023.
China has advised people to stay indoors where possible amid the severe winter weather.
China also responded to the impending cold snap by changing its heating rules for residents. Typically there is a start date before which most people are not allowed to use power to heat their homes. This date was adjusted to let people turn the radiators on a week earlier in anticipation of the bad weather.
Several herders killed in Mongolia
The cold front has also hit Mongolia to the north of China. Authorities said on Monday that six women, one man, and a 12-year-old boy had died on Sunday in the snows as they ventured out to try to find their lost livestock.
Many people in the remote country between Russia and China, one of the most sparsely populated on earth, are livestock herders.
Northeast China sees first major blizzard this season and forecasters warn of record snowfall.
Heavy snow blanketed swaths of northeastern China on Monday, shutting schools and halting transportation in the country’s first substantial snowstorm of the season.
Major highways in the city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, were closed and flights canceled, China’s state broadcaster CCTV said. Grade school classes were canceled Monday in parts of Heilongjiang as well as neighboring Liaoning and Inner Mongolia provinces.
A gymnasium in Heilongjiang partially collapsed trapping three people inside, CCTV reported late Monday, though the cause was unclear.
The National Meteorological Center said that the snowfall is likely to “break through historical records” for the same period. Heavy snowstorms were expected to continue in parts of Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces, with the depth reaching 20 centimeters (8 inches) in some places.
CCTV footage showed trucks stranded bumper to bumper, stretching 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) outside Harbin.
China’s weather authorities issued an orange alert through Tuesday, the second highest on a scale of four.
Late Monday evening, CCTV said that a section of a two-story gymnasium had collapsed in Jiamusi city in Heilongjiang. The broadcaster said three people were trapped and that rescue work was ongoing.
Video that circulated online showed firefighters and rescue workers at a site covered by snow and rubble. There were no official statements on the incident.
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