Heavy snowfalls to hit more than 10 regions

A powerful winter storm lasting through Wednesday will bring heavy snowfalls to more than 10 provincial-level regions in China, including the western parts of Beijing, the National Meteorological Center said.

Blizzards first appeared in parts of North and Central China on Saturday and then headed southward to affect wider regions with stronger force, prompting the center to issue a blue alert for blizzards - the lowest level in the country's four-tier system - on Sunday morning.