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Beijing embraces second snowfall within three days

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-02-13 11:56

Rickshaws are covered with snow in front of Drum Tower in Beijing, Feb 13, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING - Snow fell again in Beijing Saturday night, three days after the city had its first snow this winter.

Snow continued falling on Sunday morning but was forecasted to stop in the daytime.

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More than 3,583 people and 768 vehicles have been mobilized since Saturday to clear the snow on major roads of Beijing to ensure road transportation, according to the city transportation departments.

Beijing had its first snow of the winter Wednesday and Thursday after 108 days of zero precipitation.

The city's rainmakers reportedly dispersed silver iodide into the air to create artificial snow.

Meteorologists said the first snowfall in Beijing had helped ease the pressure of drought.

Beijing weather department said Saturday the city would again boost precipitation by seeding clouds.