Blizzard brings record snowfall in NE China

SHENYANG -- A lingering blizzard since Sunday has brought record snowfall, the biggest since 1905, in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province, the local meteorological authority said Tuesday.

As of 8 am Tuesday, the average snowfall in the city reached 51 mm.

Meteorological authorities in several provincial-level regions in north and northeast China have issued alerts for blizzards, as sweeping snowstorms since last weekend affected road and air traffic disrupting normal life.