The temperature in China's western Xinjiang region dropped to -52.3 degrees on Sunday. It hasn't been this cold in that area in 64 years. The extreme cold will continue until at least Thursday.
Several parts of China are experiencing snow storms and freezing temperatures. According to state media, the temperature dropped to -52.3 degrees in Fuyun on Sunday.
The old record of -51.5 degrees was measured in 1960. -53 degrees is the lowest temperature ever recorded in China. This was recorded on January 22 of last year in Mohe City, Heilongjiang Province, northeast of the country.
The Chinese Meteorological Agency raised the warning of freezing temperatures to the second highest level, the Chinese News Agency reported Reuters. The most affected areas are parts of Inner Mongolia, northeastern China, central Hubei Province and Hunan in the south.
The extreme cold is causing problems on roads and railways for travelers returning home after Chinese New Year. According to the state broadcaster, severe weather has occurred closed circuit television Already 853 kilometers of roads are affected. Dozens of roads and hundreds of toll stations have now been closed.
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