The committee's order applies to all districts of the city. According to him, schools and kindergartens should launch an emergency response mechanism to ensure the safety of students and teachers.
Snow is an abnormal phenomenon for Beijing. As a rule, winters in the Chinese capital are snowless. According to the weather bureau, 15 centimeters of precipitation has already fallen. Residents were warned about a decrease in temperature after the snowfall by 12-15 degrees.
It started snowing on the night of December 10-11. The Beijing authorities had to take emergency measures to ensure the supply of heat to homes. According to the forecast, the snowfall will continue on Thursday.
