Harbin embraces Russian mom in need

Although Harbin, Heilongjiang province, is nicknamed the "ice city", good Samaritans there have warmed a single Russian mother's heart by supporting her in her quest to treat her daughter's cerebral palsy.

Elena Sibileva, 25, has received generous assistance from residents since coming to the city in December for her daughter's treatment.

Sibileva, a nursery teacher from Blagoveshchensk, a Russian city on the China-Russia border about 580 kilometers from Harbin, gave birth to twin girls in late 2015. Due to a lack of oxygen during labor, the girls developed cerebral palsy, the symptoms of which include stiff and weak muscles, poor body coordination and tremors.