CCTV News (News Network): On April 13, strong winds were still there in some areas such as the northwest, North China, and the Huanghuai River, and there were rain and snow in the northeast and other places. On April 13, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue blue warnings for strong winds, blue blizzards, and blue sandstorms.
At 17:00 on April 13, Beijing lowered the orange wind warning to a yellow warning. During this strong wind, Beijing focused on ensuring the safety of people, vehicles and cities, strengthened more than 4,800 trees with safety hazards in the city in advance, dispatched more than 30,000 patrol and rescue personnel to deal with the fallen trees in a timely manner; and made every effort to ensure water, electricity, and other maintenance work.
The winds in Tianjin and Hebei have weakened, but some gusts along the Bohai Sea area can still reach level 11 or above. Tianjin Binhai New Area, Hebei Tangshan, Cangzhou and other places have arranged special personnel to strengthen dynamic monitoring of key waters and ships.
Inner Mongolia, Northeast China and other places are still ongoing. Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, encountered the strongest snow and snow process in the past decade. More than 600 police officers were dispatched in the local area and more than 1,000 trapped people were evacuated. Heilongjiang Jiagedaqi organized more than 1,000 people and more than 400 machines to clear snow overnight to ensure smooth railway transportation. Many highways in Jilin have taken temporary closure or restriction measures, and local authorities have dispatched forklifts, snow brushing trucks and other equipment to carry out emergency snow cleaning operations.
The Central Meteorological Observatory predicts that on April 13, sandstorms will continue to move south, and the southernmost can affect Hainan Island, which is the most extensive sandstorm weather in my country this year. In the next two days, strong winds, rains and snowstorms will continue in various parts of southern my country.
