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Rain, snow in south China to disrupt holiday journey home

Xinhua, January 31, 2016 Adjust font size:

Rain and snow will disrupt travel plans of some Chinese in southern provinces from Sunday to Tuesday as millions embark on journeys home.

The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush started a week ago. Students, migrant workers and other passengers board trains, buses and planes to head home for the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 8 this year.

Rain and snow will hit the majority of areas in Henan Province, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said on Sunday.

In the coming three days, snow or sleet will harass passengers in parts of Henan, Hubei, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces, while rain will soak Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi and Yunnan provinces as well as Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, according to the national observatory.

China experienced the worst cold in three decades, which ended last week, before the advent of this round of rain and snow.

The NMC warned passengers about the changes in weather, and suggested they take precautionary measures. Endi