Central and eastern China are experiencing their heaviest snowfalls so far this winter. The snowstorm began on Wednesday, leaving drivers stranded, houses damaged, and causing power outages in parts of central and eastern China. Thousands of workers across the country were seen in the extreme cold weather making cities safer for others. Let's take a look.

Early Friday morning, more than 113 thousand sanitation workers in Xi'an in northwest China's Shaanxi province began their battle with the snow on the roads. The severe snowstorm gave the city a white new year, as well as slippery streets. A local hospital treated more than 640 patients within 48 hours for falling injuries.  Similar scenes occurred in the city of Nanjing, in east China's Jiangsu province.

From Thursday evening to Friday, over 10 thousand municipal workers, and 1,200 vehicles were sent out to clear the roads. Meanwhile, the local government sent 10 thousand letters to residents asking them to join the army of sweepers.

NANJING RESIDENT "In the morning, I saw many soldiers, sanitation workers and even citizens clearing the snow. I thank them."

In Wangcang county, in southwest China's Sichuan province, the heavy snow caused power outages in the mountainous regions. On Saturday morning, local electric repairmen had no sooner begun their urgent repairs when the snow stopped.  

In Zezhou county in northern China's Shanxi province, the extreme weather has stranded dozens of trucks on the 207 national highway. Since Thursday afternoon, all expressways in nearby regions have been closed. The staff canteen for local police prepared free food for the stranded people. A Henan bus driver posted about his experience on his Wechat moments.

Shanxi province is well-known for delicious noodles nationwide. But this bowl of noodles is particularly tasty for me.

On Saturday, China's weather authorities issued a blue warning for blizzards. It's said that heavy snowfall will continue into Sunday morning, covering most of Henan Province, and parts of both Anhui and Hebei provinces. The powerful storm could dump 10 more centimeters of snow across these areas. Authorities explained that the heavy snow is influenced by the warm and humid air from the Bay of Bengal in the southwest and the cold air in the north. CGTN.