Heavy snowfall in Europe

According to NewsSecond, snow storm has started to hits Europe in December 17,2010. This incident causes over 800 flights forced to be canceled which include countries such as Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland. This heavy snowfall has affected the operation of transport in Europe. Beside that, Winter vegetable crops such as cauliflowers and potatoes are threatened by the icy temperatures, and harvesting of other vegetables such as carrots, turnips, sugar beet and parsnips was delayed as fields are completely frozen. This will definitely give a big impacts on Europe's economy.

Take example for Moscow,one of Moscow's two main airports, Domodedovo, has suspended all flights after the electricity went off due to the icing-up of power cables. Roads and cars in the capital are covered with ice after rain. Several districts in the Moscow region have also been left without power, with over 100,000 people affected. City authorities of Moscow are urging people to stay at home.

The seriousness of snowfall in Europe can be seen in the following pictures:

Heavy snow strikes China

Beside Brazil and Australia experienced flood, many other countries also encountered natural disaster.China on the other hand struggling to cope with the worst snow storms its seen in 50 years since December 20. Snowstorms and freezing temperatures have hit the northern parts of China including Hebei, Hubei, Henan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Shandong, Shaanxi and Shanxi.

This heavy snow has strikes the area of northern China, paralyzing traffic on major roads and forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights. Besides that, more than 2.2 million pupils in Beijing and nearby Tianjin enjoyed a day off as the government closing thousands of schools despite of the bad weather.

According to The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs ,the heavy snow storms that hit northern China have killed 32 people excluding those who dies in snow-caused traffic accidents,devastated almost 300,000 hectares of crops, and caused economic loses amounting to 7 billion yuan or approximately one billion US dollars .The following video shows the situation in China:

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