As of 10:30 a.m. , 405 flights were cancelled at Harbin Taiping International Airport in the capital of Heilongjiang, the country's northernmost province, according to data from third-party travel app Flight Master.Most parts of Harbin suspended primary and secondary schools, kindergartens, and off-campus training institutions, according to the government's official WeChat account, as snow and freezing temperatures hit the region.
China's weather authority warned of a drastic drop in temperature in coming days, along with blizzards, anticipated to substantially affect several cities, state media reported. The Central Meteorological Observatory said some areas could see 8-10 cm of snow and temperatures in many regions would drop sharply.
In Harbin, social media video footage showed residents battling gale force winds and sliding and stumbling as they made their way down icy streets.