Saturday, February 9, 2008

Blizzards hit China

A woman prays at a village in Pingshi, China's northern Guangdong province, more than 300 km (186 miles) north of Guangzhou, China, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. Workers rushed to restore power Tuesday to regions of China hard-hit by snow and ice storms, in a struggle that state media said has already cost the lives of 11 electricians.

A general view of a village near Pingshi, 320 km (199 miles) north of China's southern city of Guangzhou in Guangdong province, two days before the Lunar New Year of the Rat February 5, 2008. Emergency crews struggled to restore power to parts of southern China blacked out for more than 10 days by heavy snow as forecasters warned of no quick end to the worst winter weather in 50 years.

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