Deadly Freeze in Northwest China Threatens Livestock And Heating
- Extreme conditions are worst of a cold front sweeping China
- Covid restrictions to blame in part for livestock fatalities
A woman covered in warm clothes in Beijing on Nov. 29.
Photographer: Jia Tianyong/China News Service/Getty Images
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Plunging temperatures could be the next flashpoint for China’s commodities markets, after the coldest weather in the northwest in over a decade killed workers and livestock.
Seven road workers died near the city of Altay at the weekend after blizzards struck the Xinjiang region, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Hundreds of sheep and cattle were also reported dead or missing in China’s main pastoral area, as well as over 200 livestock fatalities in neighboring Mongolia.