Snow hits Xinjiang

People try to move a car stranded in snow on a highway in Hami, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 22, 2007. As a cold front rolled in from Siberia, the rain and snow hit Hami on Tuesday, and the temperature in partial area dropped by 15 degrees Celsius. A provincial road was closed for nearly five hours.

Workers clear snow on a highway in Hami, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 22, 2007. As a cold front rolled in from Siberia, the rain and snow hit Hami on Tuesday, and the temperature in partial area dropped by 15 degrees Celsius. A provincial road was closed for nearly five hours.

A general view shows vehicles stranded in snow on a highway in Hami, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 22, 2007. As a cold front rolled in from Siberia, the rain and snow hit Hami on Tuesday, and the temperature in partial area dropped by 15 degrees Celsius. A provincial road was closed for nearly five hours,

A tractor clears snow on a highway in Hami, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 22, 2007. As a cold front rolled in from Siberia, the rain and snow hit Hami on Tuesday, and the temperature in partial area dropped by 15 degrees Celsius. A provincial road was closed for nearly five hours.