China on blizzard alert

China's National Meteorological Center continued to issue a blue alert for snowstorms on Tuesday morning, warning that blizzards will hit parts of Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui and Zhejiang.

The center said heavy snow will also sweep parts of Hunan, Yunnan and Guizhou from Tuesday morning to Wednesday morning.

The country's weather observatory forecast that the bad weather will ease from Wednesday.

China has a four-tier color-coded warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow and blue.