A herdsman cuddles a fragile sheep which unable to stand up because of the freezing coldness in Fuyun county of Altay in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Friday January 6, 2006. Heavy snowfall hit most parts of the region with a drastic temperature drop since December 29 last year, causing the evacuation of 97,000 people and leaving herdsmen and their livestock stranded. [Xinhua]