Snow, sleet complicate travel plans for holidays

Snow and sleet are forecast to hit parts of central and eastern China this week, complicating travel during the Spring Festival holiday, government meteorologists said.

Accumulations of frozen precipitation on roads through Friday are likely to cause disruptions on major expressways just as holiday traffic is on the rise, officials said.

The cold wave had pushed the mercury down by 6 C to 9 C in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region as of Tuesday evening. The cold air is projected to move into many areas of China through Friday, the National Meteorological Center said on Tuesday.