Blizzards in Tibetan areas of western China have left thousands of head of livestock dead and roads covered in up to 45 centimeters (18 inches) of snow, state media reported Saturday. (Ji Chunpeng/Xinhua via AP) (Associated Press)BEIJING — Blizzards in Tibetan areas of western China have left thousands of head of livestock dead and roads covered in up to 45 centimeters (18 inches) of snow, state media reported Saturday. Local authorities had sent veterinarians, medicine and animal feed to the hard-hit areas in Qinghai Province’s Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, the Xinhua News Agency reported. Mainly ethnic Tibetan villagers in the area depend heavily on livestock, mainly Yaks, goats and sheep, for their livelihoods and to feed their families. Falling rocks killed one person and injured 12 others at an ice lantern show at Longqing Gorge on Beijing’s outskirts, the local government reported.

Source: Washington Post February 09, 2019 09:45 UTC