Highways reopen after freezing rain strands thousands

A car runs beside a van belonging to the road administration covered in ice on the Changde-Jishou Highway in Central China's Hunan province, Jan 3, 2011. Nearly 10,000 workers and officials have been working around the clock since Saturday to keep traffic moving on the icy expressways in Hunan. [Photo/Xinhua]

Rescuers distribute food to passengers in a coach stranded on a expressway in Nandan county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Jan 3, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]