RSOE EDIS: China - Snow Storm - 2010.01.09

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2010-01-09 04:54:47 - Snow Storm - China EDIS CODE: SS-20100109-24476-CHN Date & Time: 2010-01-09 04:54:47 [UTC] Area: China, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Xinjiang-wide, Damage level: Heavy (Level 3) Not confirmed information! Description: Heavy snow on Friday stranded more than 1,000 passengers in an airport in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Yining Airport in north Xinjiang's Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili was shut down in the morning as snow blanketed its runways, an executive with the airport management was quoted as saying. The delayed flights, all scheduled to fly from Yining City to Urumqi, the regional capital, would not take off until early hours of Saturday, he said. "The airport is now busy cleaning the runways." Yining reported a snowfall of eight centimeters on its road in the evening. It is still snowing heavily now. Posted:2010-01-09 04:54:47 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu