Heavy snowfall hits northern China

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Heavy snow has hit large swathes of northern China since Saturday, including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Gansu, with local authorities closing highways and warning of travel hazards.

In north China's Tianjin Municipality, the first city-wide snowfall of the year began at noon on Saturday, and the local meteorological center issued a yellow alert for icy roads later that day. 

Also on Saturday, heavy snow began to fall in Baoding City in north China's Hebei Province, blanketing roads and trees across the city. Traffic police activated emergency plans to guide traffic at key intersections, while sanitation departments deployed personnel and equipment to clear snow on the roads.
Snow began in Jiayuguan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, on Saturday evening, resulting in accumulations on urban roads. The local urban administration bureau immediately activated its snow removal plan.
As of Sunday noon, sections of 35 highways nationwide were fully closed, and 99 were under speed limits or partial restrictions.

China has a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red indicating the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue.