The biggest snow storm in 50 years hit China right before the Chinese were returning home for Chinese New Year. Power lines were down because of the heavy snow. Trains couldn't run due to the lack of electricity. Power plants couldn't generate electricity because they didn't have coal supplies. Coal couldn't reach because trains couldn't run. Bus and trucks couldn't run because roads were blocked by snow. All round problems.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao apologized to the people waiting at train stations in Changsha, Hunan and Guangzhou, Guangdong, most of them being migrant workers. Half of million of Chinese soldiers were mobilized to clear the snow. Fortunately, things are getting back to normal, slowly. Migrant workers are returning home.
