15 March 2007
Snow on Nepal border disrupts traffic
(Xinhua) Continuous heavy snowfall in a border county of TAR has disrupted traffic on the trans-border highway to Nepal, affecting trade the local government said. The snowstorm, the ninth in the past 40 days, began on Monday and by Wednesday 15cm of snow had fallen. The disruption occurred on the Nyalam section of State highway No. 318 that connects Tibet with Shanghai in the east and extends into Nepal. "Trade with Nepal was also affected, with many truckloads of commodities stranded on the highway", said Soi'nam, deputy head of the county. He added that the snow had also affected farming and livestock breeding, but no deaths have been reported. "The snow on most county roads is knee-deep, but people are still going to work and students have been back at school since 01 March".