The 2008 Chinese winter storms (Blizzard) are a series of winter storm events that affected large portions of southern and central China starting on 25 January 2008 until 6 February 2008. The systems affected most of the area with heavy snows, ice and cold temperatures causing extensive damage and transportation disruption for several thousand travellers. It has become China’s worst winter weather in half a century. According to some media sources the storms were directly responsible for at least 129 deaths.
