00:00 Highways were frozen and houses collapsed in China's Hubei province on Tuesday, as freezing
00:06 weather impeded the Spring Festival exodus across the country.
00:10 Traffic was brought to an almost standstill on icy roads as highway workers cleared the
00:15 snow in many parts of the province.
00:18 Rescue workers were saving survivors from collapsed houses in Tiananmen and those trapped
00:22 in a destroyed factory dormitory in Jingzhou.
00:25 Authorities said at least two people had died in snow-related accidents.
00:30 One person in Hubei province and another from Hunan province were killed as awnings of the
00:35 farmers' markets gave way following a snow surge in the areas.
00:39 Authorities said the severe weather is expected for several more days.
00:43 As of Monday, authorities have recorded about 2.16 billion passenger trips across the country
00:49 since the exodus began on January 26.
00:53 Day 11 of the exodus saw 215.9 million inter-regional trips, which were almost 22 million higher
01:00 than that on Day 10.
01:02 This year's Spring Festival holiday runs from February 10 to 17.
01:07 The holiday is celebrated on the eve of the Spring Festival.
01:08 The holiday is also the day of the Spring Festival.
01:09 The holiday is also the day of the Spring Festival.
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