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CCTV *** There were strong winds and winds in the Altay area of Xinjiang on the 16th, causing some roads to be blocked, and the highway department dispatched personnel and machinery to carry out snow clearing operations overnight.
The once blocked National Highway 219 Hanas Village to Baihaba Village and Haba River County, Provincial Highway 232 Hanas Village to Jiadengyu and Burjin County, County Road 852 Hemu Village to Burjin County direction, at 10 a.m. on February 19, all the danger removal and dredging have been completed, and the two-way traffic of the whole line has been resumed.
Wind and snow have occurred on many roads, and traffic has now been restored.
In addition to the opening of the road in Kanas Scenic Area, other wind-blown and snow-blown roads in the Altay region of Xinjiang have also been restored to traffic.
Affected by this round of cold wave weather, a total of 853 kilometers of road sections in Altay Prefecture of Xinjiang were blown by wind and snow, and the local highway management department dispatched a total of 47 mechanical vehicles and 86 rescue team members to carry out snow clearing work overnight. At present, the wind-blown snow road sections in the Altay region have all been opened and restored to traffic, and the highway management department is strengthening inspections on the roads that are prone to wind-blown snow again to ensure the travel of the masses.
The temperature in Tuerhong Township, Fuyun County, Altay Prefecture dropped to minus 523℃
Recently, affected by the strong cold wave, the temperature in most parts of Xinjiang has dropped significantly. As of 8 o'clock on February 18, the daily minimum temperature at the station of Tuerhong Township, Fuyun County, Altay Prefecture dropped by 451, down to -523. Breaking the extreme value of the lowest temperature on record in Xinjiang. In the cold wave weather, in order to ensure that the skiing experience of skiers is not affected, in the past few days, Fuyun County has quickly organized personnel to clear the snow on the road leading to the ski resort in a timely manner, and coordinated with communication operators, medical, transportation, public security and other departments to do a good job in guaranteeing the work. On February 18, Keketuohai International Ski Resort, which has been suspended for 2 days, has returned to normal.
The passage between Hami and Xinjiang has been restored.
From the early morning of the 17th, Hami City, Xinjiang encountered extremely strong cold wave weather, and there were winds and snowstorms, sandstorms and strong crosswinds above level 12 in the jurisdiction area, with visibility of less than 20 meters, and people were trapped in many sections of Hami. In the G30 Lianhuo Expressway in Hami, Xinjiang, a bowl of spring jurisdiction, there are 5 cars and 16 self-driving tourists trapped, the wind is wrapped in gravel, has broken all the rear window glass, the public security department immediately sent special police to rescue after receiving the alarm.
Subsequently, the self-driving tourists were transferred to a nearby hotel in turn for resettlement. As of 15 o'clock on February 18, the passage in and out of Hami City has been fully completed.
A sandstorm broke out in Wucha, Xinjiang, and the traffic police rescued the trapped vehicle.
In addition to the wind-blown snow, sandstorms also occurred in some parts of Xinjiang. In Wuqia County, Kezhou, Xinjiang, on the 17th, there was a sudden sandstorm in the local area, and the visibility of some sections of National Highway 314 in Wuqia County was less than 100 meters. It is understood that the dust weather lasted until 12 noon on February 18, and the local traffic police rescued more than 100 trapped vehicles.