Northeast China has been hit by another bout of heavy snow from Sunday. In Heilongjiang Province, blizzard warnings were upgraded to the highest red alert.
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Seven expresways are closed, and traffic restrictions are temporarily imposed in the provincial capital Harbin. The continued snowfall has also shut down expressways in neighboring Jilin and Liaoning Provinces.
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However, air and rail transport have not been seriously affected there.
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Some parts in the Northeast may see heavy snow of more than 20 millimeters in the next 24 hours. The National Meteorological Center says it will continue.