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Cold front hits N China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-11-08 11:17

 

Residents clean snow-covered roads in Jilin city, capital of China's Northeast Jilin province as snow fell on Sunday. A new cold front is expected to come in later three days, causing possible 8 to 10 celsius degree drop, the National Meteorological Center say Nov 8,2010.[Photo/Xinhua]

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BEIJING - A cold front is expected to hit China in the next three days, bringing sharp temperature drops in areas north of the Yangtze River, said the National Meteorological Center (NMC) Monday.

Snow hit northeast China Sunday, including central and eastern Liaoning Province, central Jilin Province and southeastern Heilongjiang Province, said a statement on the NMC website.

Some areas would see temperatures fall by up to 10 degrees Celsius, including southeastern parts of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, northeastern Hebei province, parts of northeast China and Shandong province.