CHAN:
Large parts of China remain covered in heavy snow and more is forecast for the next few days. Transportation and power supplies are being strained as millions are preparing for the Lunar New Year Festival.

STORY:
Heavy snows lasting for two weeks have paralyzed large parts of China.

Coal and power supplies have been sapped by the heavy snowfall, which has slowed transportation and damaged power lines. Transport services are especially threatened across the country, as tens of millions of people are returning home for New Years beginning February 7th.

In northern Shaanxi province, a new round of blizzards have forced the closure of most highways. The low temperatures increased energy consumption and most of the power plants across the affected regions are overloaded.

Icy roads claimed the lives of 11 people who were killed when an overloaded bus overturned in Anhui province, and more were killed when houses collapsed under the weight of the snow.