China's Big Snow Storm

Last week, China had the largest snow storm the country has seen in over 50 years. Over sixty deaths were blamed on this snow storm including a bus crash involing over 20 fatalities. Chinese bus stations were already packed and booked due to the coming of their New Year, and individuals wanting to go "home" and visit their families. For many, the Chinese New Year is the only time they get to make it home to visit family. Because of the large snow storm, many flights were cancelled or delayed along with many bus routes. Although the cancellations of flights affected the country, the bus cancellations seemed to have caused the largest and worse problems. At one busy bus station, a woman was trampled to death as individulas rushed to catch buses to free themselves from being snowed in at the bus station. China had to send military troops along with police presence to this bus station to assist in calming the mayhem. There is good news, however, the transportation problem seems to be coming to a hault. Many flights are back on schedule and bus stations are attempting to catch up as well.