Millions suffer power, water cuts in China snow
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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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The Washington region struggled to recover yesterday from the deadly northeaster that knocked out power to tens of thousands, closed schools and airports, and clogged roads with snow, sleet, ice and slush.
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A winter storm that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of Midwest homes and businesses moved into the East on Monday with a dicey mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain
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Chaotic winter weather besieged  China's business and farming heartland on Tuesday, with no  quick end in sight to weeks of snow and ice that have trapped  energy and food flows ahead of a big national holiday.
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Work crews battled on Saturday  to restore power to parts of southern China blacked out for  over a week by the fiercest snow storms in 50 years as the  government warned that worse was to come.
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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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With the weather showing little sign of improving, thousands of Chinese remain stranded and many are without power
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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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A storm that dumped as much as 2 feet of snow on some parts of Washington state turned freeways and city streets into icy gridlock and left thousands of people without power.
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Chaotic winter weather besieged China's business and farming heartland on Tuesday, with no quick end in sight to weeks of snow and ice that have trapped energy and food flows ahead of a big national holiday.
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China struggled on Sunday with transport havoc and threats to energy and food supplies caused by snows and freezing cold, with forecasters warning of more harsh weather across eastern and central areas in coming days.
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Troops fanned out across large swathes of China hit by snow storms that have killed about 50 people as Premier Wen Jiabao apologized to stranded railway passengers ahead of the biggest holiday of the year.
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Floods and landslides have killed 55  people in southwest China in the past four days, washing away  homes and roads, knocking down power lines and leaving at least  one city cut off, state media said on Monday.
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Acute electricity shortages across a swath of China after winter blizzards disrupted coal deliveries have exposed the fragility of transport networks.
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China struggled on Sunday with transport havoc and threats to energy and food supplies caused by snows and icy cold, with forecasters warning of more brutal weather across eastern and central areas in coming days.
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Watch Chinese state television or read  the main Communist Party newspapers and the whole nation  appears to be pulling together to battle heavy snow which has  stranded millions ahead of the Lunar New Year.
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Each year, some 200 million workers head home for the Lunar New Year. But massive snow storms have left many stranded and shivering