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<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="snowfall">snowfall</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="highways">highways</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="stranded">stranded</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Meteorological">Meteorological</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="hitting">hitting</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Inner">Inner</span> <span word="Mongolia">Mongolia</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hebei">Hebei</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>.</p><p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unrestored">unrestored</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hebei">Hebei</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Huailai">Huailai</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>, <span word="quoting">quoting</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="help">help</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="died">died</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="survivors">survivors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>, <span word="Huailai">Huailai</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="expressways">expressways</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="congested">congested</span>.</p><p><span word="Badaling">Badaling</span> <span word="Expressway">Expressway</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="artery">artery</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Municipal">Municipal</span> <span word="Transport">Transport</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="About">About</span> 1,000 <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="was">was</span> 80 <span word="cm">cm</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>, <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p>
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