Article: 4th LD-Writethru: Severe winter weather may persist for another week in China

4th LD-Writethru: Severe winter weather may persist for another week in China

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The worst winter weather to hit central, eastern and southern China in decades could persist into the Year of the Rat, weather officials said.

The severe weather, which has killed at least 60 Chinese and left millions of people facing a cold, dark Lunar New Year holiday,could last until Feb. 9, according to the latest forecasts from the Central Meteorological Station on Saturday.

It said heavy snow would continue on Saturday in the central province of Hunan and in Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang to the east. A new round of snow is likely to fall on Monday and Tuesday.

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