Posted AT 6:31 AM EDT on 30/01/08
Millions stranded by snow in China holiday havoc
GUANGZHOU, CHINA — Millions of Chinese shivered through power cuts and water shortages on Wednesday and millions more were stranded by snow ahead of what for some is the only holiday of the year.
Migrant workers in the booming southern province of Guangdong, standing under a foggy sky and bitterly cold rain, have been urged to abandon plans to go home for Chinese New Year, when families travel vast distances to reunite.
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