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China renews yellow alert for cold front

Xinhua, February 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

China's national weather observatory renewed a yellow alert for a cold front that will bring low temperatures and gales to most parts of the country on Saturday evening.

From Saturday to Monday, strong cold air will sweep across the central and eastern part of China, while temperatures will drop by up to 14 degrees Celsius, said the National Meteorological Center (NMC).

The NMC issued a blue alert for cold front on Thursday night and raised the warning to yellow last night. China has a four-tier warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow and blue.

The observatory forecast light to moderate snow from Saturday to Sunday in parts of Yunnan, Guizhou and Shaanxi provinces, northeastern China and regions south of the Yangtze River.

The extreme weather has affected the travel rush as people are returning to work after the Lunar New Year holiday. Endi