Heavy snow blankets parts of China, emergency measures implemented

Northern and central China witnessed a snowfall with white fluff covering roads, buildings, and cars. The snowfall disrupted the traffic, and schools as well. (AP photo)

Affected by the snowfall, eight highways in Beijing were temporarily closed for snow and road icing. The citywide snowfall process ended Wednesday morning and all the affected roads resumed operation as of Wednesday noon, according to The Global Times. (AP photo)

Due to recent severe weather conditions, some schools have decided to delay the return to campus for the sake of student safety. Some even postponed the start of classes to February 26. Multiple universities in Wuhan also delayed the start of the spring semester. (AP photo)

China's national meteorological center (NMC) continued to issue an orange alert, the second highest level, for cold snap on Wednesday morning, forecasting accumulated drastic temperature drops up to 20 C in some parts of China. (AP Photo)

In the midst of heavy snowfall, 1,500 sanitation workers on Tuesday were deployed to clear snow on the streets overnight in Hengshui, China. (AP photo)

Daily average or lowest temperatures are expected to drop 6 degrees Celsius to 18 degrees Celsius in the majority of the southern areas in China, according to China's National Meteorological Center. (AP photo)

The NMC forecast that the large-scale rainfall and snowstorm sweeping through the central and eastern regions will continue on Wednesday and enter the most severe period, as per The Global Times. (AP Photo)

Freezing rain or ice particles are expected to hit Central China's Hubei and Hunan provinces and East China's Anhui Province between February 20 and 25, affecting an area of 570,000 square kilometers, The Global Times reported. (AP Photo)