Heavy snow earlier in the week is blamed for the deaths of 10 people and paralyzing parts of the country
China warned of a second wave of snow and sleet hitting northern, central and eastern parts of the country Friday after record snowfall paralyzed parts of the country in the most severe weather this winter.
Heavy snowfall has wreaked havoc in central and eastern China since Tuesday, killing 10 people and disrupting the lives of more than half a million people in five provinces, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
Agriculture has also been hit, with economic losses amounting to 510 million yuan ($79 million) so far.
Weekend snow
The National Meteorological Center lifted a blizzard alert, but said light to moderate snowfall was expected to sweep across much of the north between Friday and Sunday.
Snow has disrupted public transport and energy supplies, damaged power lines and shut roads, airports and schools in parts of central China.
All power in Suizhou, a small city of 2.5 million people in the north of central Hubei province, was down because of heavy snow, state broadcaster China Central Television reported.
