Rarely in recent memory has water scarcity been so apparent as this winter, which saw 108 dry days before snowfall on February 9th-the latest to arrive in 60 years.

记忆中好像没有过像今年冬天这样严重的缺水。2月9日降雪之前的108天一直没有降水，持续时间60年来未遇。

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There was a heavy snowfall the week before Christmas that year, and for the space of nearly two days the power lines were down.

那年圣诞节前的一个星期里，雪下得很大。 将近两天的大雪，压断了供电线路。

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Light rain, showers or snowfall has been forecast over the next few days for the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the central Inner Mongolia autonomous region and most parts of Northeast China.

在未来的日子，小雨、阵雨或降雪将成为新疆维吾尔自治区、内蒙古自治区以及中国北方的主要天气。

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An inquiry has been launched by BAA to look into "what went wrong" at Heathrow Airport as flights were grounded for days following snowfall.

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The main airports are open, but some airlines have cancelled flights following days of heavy snowfall.

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The avalanche warning service had warned on Saturday that the risk of slides was high because of heavy snowfall in the region over the past two days.

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