Thousands stranded as snow returns to south China
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Almost 180,000 people have been stranded in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan by a return of snow and freezing weather which has blocked roads and caused blackouts, state media said on Sunday.
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China's mines face a wave of accidents as they restart after the freezing weather, a top safety body warns.
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Millions of Chinese shivered through power cuts and water shortages on Wednesday and millions more were stranded by snow that has blanketed parts of central and southern China, raising concerns about their safety.
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At least 25 people were killed as a bus plunged off an icy roadway in China Tuesday, the latest casualties in a surge of severe winter weather that has disrupted the country's busiest holiday travel season and stranded hundreds of thousands of Chinese
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China dispatched the army Wednesday to help millions of people stranded by intense snowstorms that have brought transport gridlock, crippled power supplies and hindered relief efforts, state media reported.
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China's worst winter in more than half a century showed no signs of abating Wednesday as forecasters told citizens to brace for three more days of snow and sleet.
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Transport, power generation and food  supply were back to normal in most of China on Sunday after the  worst winter weather in decades killed scores of people and  caused billions of dollars of damage, authorities said.
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CHENZHOU, China  - Millions remained stranded in China on Monday ahead of the biggest holiday of the year as President Hu Jintao chaired an emergency meeting to discuss the worst winter weather in half a century.
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Over half a million passengers could be left stranded at a railway station in south China on Monday ahead of the biggest holiday of the year after snow cut power to more than 136 trains, state media said.
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Bad weather in China  causes havoc for millions of people as the country battles the heaviest snowstorms in 50 years
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Snow storms and heavy rain leave hundreds of thousands stranded in China ahead of New Year celebrations.
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Wild winter weather across China left hundreds of thousands of people stranded on Monday and crippled energy and transport, stoking fears of rising deaths and economic damage blighting the biggest holiday of the year.
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His eyes nearly in tears from the crush of fellow travelers at Guangzhou's train station, Hong Tao said things were much better today, after days of waiting for a train to his home in Hubei province. A rare winter storm has paralyzed China's transportation system as millions tried to get home to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
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Millions of Chinese workers face long delays as they travel back to their factories after the New Year holidays, officials say
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Millions remained stranded in  China on Monday ahead of the biggest holiday of the year as  parts of the country suffered their coldest winter in a  century.
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China warned Saturday the worst was not over in its national weather crisis as desperate holiday travellers jammed transport hubs and others endured bitter winter storms without power or water.
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In a rare move for a Chinese politician, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao apologized Tuesday to the hundreds of thousands of people stranded in train stations across the country as the worst winter weather in half a century -- combined with crippling power problems -- nearly brought travel to a standstill for millions trying to go home for the Chinese New Year holiday.