More than 100 vehicles have been trapped more than 24 hours on a highway connecting Beijing and the northwest city of Yinchuan due to snow.
受暴风雪影响,北京通往西北城市银川的高速公路上的100多车辆被困超过24小时。
Witness said the cars had only moved 10 kilometers forward over the course of 10 hours. The vehicles were stopped on the road 30 kilometers away from Yanqing County in Beijing.
目击者称,这些车辆滞留在北京延庆县30公里处,10小时仅前进了10公里。
Some even broke down due to the cold. The traffic control department sent the drivers water and bread in the early morning. Some drivers said they worried the long wait would ruin perishable goods they were carrying.
由于天气寒冷,车辆缺油、缺水。交通部门清晨就给司机送来了水和面包。一些司机担心漫长的等待会使他们运送的货物变质。
Others took a lighter attitude, building snowmen to pass the time. Meanwhile, the expressway connecting Beijing and Tibet, closed on Saturday night due to over 12 centimeters of snow on the surface.
另一些司机比较乐观,堆雪人来打发时间。同时,由于积雪超过12厘米,京藏高速公路周六晚上关闭。