Blizzard Devastates Northeastern China: Eight Killed in Inner Mongolia, Dozens Still Missing

2023-11-07 04:28:47

Blizzards have fallen in the northeastern region of the mainland for days, and eight people were reported killed in Inner Mongolia. (Photo/Dazhi/Archyde.com)

“Cliff-like cooling” occurred in Inner Mongolia and Northeast China, with temperatures in many places suddenly dropping by 16 degrees. Heilongjiang Province issued a red snow warning warning, warning the public that the snowfall will continue until the 7th. Primary and secondary schools in Harbin will continue to suspend classes today (7th). Harbin A total of 405 flights at Taiping Airport were canceled, and the snowstorm has killed at least eight people in Inner Mongolia.

A strong man was blown to the ground directly by the strong wind. (Picture/reproduced from Haike News) People who “held hands to form a human wall” were still defeated by the strong wind and were blown around. (Picture/reproduced from Haike News) The woman dragged her suitcase out, but was blown away by the snowstorm. (Picture/reproduced from Haike News)

The Mainland Meteorological Administration yesterday (6th) issued a blizzard warning for central and eastern Heilongjiang, central and western Jilin, northern Liaoning and southeastern Inner Mongolia. Parts of northeastern Heilongjiang will receive extremely heavy snowfall. Several videos of the disaster have been released, showing that the road in Harbin was frozen into a natural skating rink. A strong man was directly hit by the strong wind and slipped to the ground. People also held hands and formed a human wall near the high-speed rail station in an attempt to resist the strong wind. However, They were still staggered by the strong wind, rolling on the ground like bowling balls, unable to get up. There was also a woman who dragged her suitcase out, but was blown away by the blizzard. She spent most of the time still in place, unable to leave the community.

As the blizzard spread and the disaster spread, the authorities in Inner Mongolia stated that they had received reports one after another of people who had lost contact in the heavy snow, and immediately dispatched rescuers to search with all their strength. Currently, 8 people are known to have died, 37 missing people are alive, and 1 person is still alive. Whereabouts unknown.

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