Freak Blizzards Leave 200,000 Stranded in China



Workers shovel snow from a car showroom that collapsed after a heavy snowfall in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province, January 28, 2008.

A new round of blizzards threatened Chinese provinces Monday as snow and ice storms stranded hundreds of thousands of people during the nation's busiest holiday travel season.

(AP Photo/EyePress)


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