More than 4,800 people have been deployed¹ to clear roads after heavy snow hit northeast China's Liaoning Province starting Wednesday night, causing flight delays and expressway closures.

 

本周三晚上开始，辽宁省突降大雪，超过4800人参加道路清雪工作。这次降雪造成了航班延误、高速关闭。

 

As of 11:00 a.m. Thursday, about 868 pieces of snow clearing equipment were put into use to remove snow from roads.

 

Snowstorms hit most parts of the province Wednesday evening, and snow was still falling Thursday, the provincial² meteorological bureau said.

 

The bureau issued warnings in 12 cities to watch out ice on streets.

 

In Shenyang, capital of Liaoning, the temperature dropped by 10 degrees Celsius³ Thursday. Starting from the early hours of Thursday morning, more than 180 snow plows⁴ were used to clear snow from the streets.

 

Several middle schools and elementary schools suspended class or reduced school hours.

 

Across the province, at least 29 highways were completely or partially⁵ closed to traffic. All passenger ferries in the coastal⁶ area of the province suspended operation Thursday. Many flights have been delayed at Shenyang airport.

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