Blackouts, school closures as snowstorms hit NE China (4)

The National Meteorological Center issued a yellow warning for further snowstorms in northeast China on Monday afternoon.

From 8 p.m. Monday to 8 p.m. Tuesday, heavy snows or storms will hit Jilin, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia and northwest Xinjiang, with precipitation of 10 to 15 mm, the center forecast.

It urged citizens to stay indoors and asked local governments to prepare for disaster relief efforts.

While most people have had their lives disrupted by the snowstorms, more than 1,000 Siberian tigers in Harbin's Siberian Tiger Garden were spotted playing in the snow.

Local experts said the tigers feel more comfortable in low temperatures.