Heavy snowstorm hits Inner Mongolian grazing areas

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, November 21, 2003

Heavy snowstorm hits Inner Mongolian grazing areas

A heavy snowstorm is threatening the grazing areas and livelihoods of more than 50,000 herdsmen on the Hulun Buir Plain, north China's Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region.

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A heavy snowstorm is threatening the grazing areas and livelihoods of more than 50,000 herdsmen on the Hulun Buir Plain, north China's Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region.

So far, there have been no reports of human or livestock casualties.

From 8 p.m. Wednesday to 8 a.m. Friday, moderate snow, along with strong winds of force 5 to 6, hit pasture and forest areas inHulun Buir city, meteorologists reported.

Some areas, including 95 million mu (6.4 million hectares) of grazing grounds, were covered in 15 to 29 meters of snow, said meteorologists, forecasting that the snowstorm would continue until Saturday night.

The Hulun Buir Plain has 125 million mu (8.4 million hectares) of pasture lands, but most only began to grow grass from late Julydue to severe drought and insect attacks earlier this year. As a result, grass growth on the plain fell by 50 percent this year.

The snowstorm has led to a shortage of 110,000 tons of fodder for 3 million heads of livestock.

The local government has organized efforts to fight the disaster and maintain normal life on the pasture lands.

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