As of 7 o'clock on February 21, a total of 190 road sections in 18 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) including Beijing, Hebei, Tianjin, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Chongqing, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang were forced to close, and 2,719 toll stations were closed, which brought great challenges to transportation.
According to the report of the meteorological department, from 20 o'clock on February 20 to 20 o'clock on the 21st, some areas of the southern Xinjiang basin, most of the **, western Inner Mongolia, most of the northwest region, most of North China, Huanghuai, Jianghuai, Jianghan, northern Hunan and other places have ushered in light to moderate snow or sleet weather. Among them, Shandong, Henan, northern Anhui, northern Jiangsu, western Hubei, southern Hebei, central and southern Shanxi, northern Shaanxi, **southwest and eastern parts of the country have been hit by heavy snowfall, and there have been heavy snowstorms locally. Some areas in eastern Hubei, Jianghuai, and northern Jiangnan also experienced moderate to heavy rain, especially in southern Anhui and northern Jiangxi. In addition, freezing rain also occurred in parts of southeastern Henan, southern Shandong, north-central Anhui, central-western and northeastern Hubei, northwestern Hunan, southern Shaanxi, and northern Jiangsu, which brought great inconvenience to local production and life.
In the face of such severe rain, snow and freezing weather, all localities and relevant departments have quickly activated the emergency response mechanism and gone all out to carry out disaster relief work. On the one hand, snow and ice removal on major traffic roads has been strengthened to ensure that the main traffic routes are unimpeded. On the other hand, we have also actively done a good job in the resettlement of the people affected by the disaster to ensure the safety of the people's lives and property.
The rain, snow and freezing weather not only brought great challenges to transportation, but also had a serious impact on the production and life of people everywhere. Here, we call on the general public to pay close attention to the weather changes, arrange travel plans reasonably, and take good measures to protect themselves from the cold and keep warm. At the same time, it is also hoped that all localities and relevant departments can continue to increase their work, go all out to do a good job in disaster prevention and relief, and ensure the safety of people's lives and property.
In the next few days, rain, snow and freezing weather will continue to affect many places in China, and citizens everywhere need to maintain a high degree of vigilance and strengthen their awareness of self-prevention. At the same time, we also look forward to the weather improving as soon as possible to bring convenience and warmth to the production and life of people everywhere.