The Ministry of Transport initiates a three-level defense response to low temperature, rain, snow and freezing conditions

China News Service, November 7. According to the WeChat public account of the Ministry of Transport, the Central Meteorological Observatory will continue to issue a yellow snow warning at 10:00 on November 7, and the Ministry of Transport has launched a three-level defense response to low temperature rain, snow and ice.

It is expected that from 14:00 on November 7 to 14:00 on November 8, there will be heavy to heavy snowfall in parts of southeastern Inner Mongolia, western and southern Liaoning, northern and southern Shanxi, western and northern Hebei, western and northern Beijing, northern Tianjin, central and western Gansu, and northeastern Qinghai. Among them, there will be heavy snowstorms in parts of western Liaoning, northeastern Hebei, northern Tianjin, and northeastern Beijing. Locally heavy snowstorms (30-32 mm) will occur in western Liaoning and northeastern Hebei. The new snow depth in some of the above-mentioned areas is 5 to 15 centimeters, and it can reach more than 20 centimeters in some places.

On the 7th, the Ministry of Transport dispatched point-to-point transportation authorities and expressway companies in Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, and Liaoning, requiring local transportation departments to highlight the accuracy of force pre-positioning, keep a close eye on key road sections, and increase the number of pre-positioning points; strictly implement the requirements for active defense measures, and strictly implement the requirements for active defense measures, including road sections affected by red warnings and orange warnings. The road sections affected by the police will adopt active closure measures to "stop when necessary, close when necessary, and evacuate when necessary"; strengthen on-duty duty and be on duty as required; provide travel information services and live broadcasts on the affected area sections to guide the public to travel rationally; strengthen coordinated management and control of provincial border sections to ensure safety, stability and orderliness.

The Ministry of Transport will promptly adjust the defense response level according to changes in weather warnings.