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Summer blizzard hits NW China's Xinjiang
(people.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-05-27 15:09

Summer blizzard hits NW China's Xinjiang

A man helps clear branches off the street after a blizzard hit Beyinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autononmous region since Monday. The snow storm, largest in the past three decades, slamming local traffic into emergency halt, also helps relieve the regional drought. [people.com.cn]