Snow-hit people and livestock transferred to winter pastures- People's Daily Online

To date, some 10,000 locals and their livestock in snow-hit Ngari Prefecture in western Tibet have successfully transferred to winter pastures,and up to now, no casualities were reported.

A heavy snow suddenly hit Ngari Prefecture with its six counties suffering from snow disasters to varying degrees early Oct.

On learning of disaster, the government sent 500 vehicles to clear snow and ice on a road and a work team to transfer 815 households and 100,000 livestock.

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Kiltarlity, Scotland, UK - More fresh snow has been falling in the Alps and across the Northern Hemisphere, including in Alaska, California, Canada, the Indian Himalayas and the Japanese Alps. More new snow is expected later this week in Europe and conditions on the Alpine glaciers are reported to be excellent. Snow is still falling, too, in the Southern Hemisphere, with fresh accumulations in Australia although all ski areas in the country are now closed from winter 2009.

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