Heavy snow in north and central China disrupts travel, schools and kills one

Workers remove snow from greenhouses in Huai'an, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on Feb 21, 2024. - AFP

BEIJING: Heavy snow has blanketed northern and central China, disrupting travel and forcing schools to cancel classes.

One person was killed on Wednesday (Feb 21) in a roof collapse at a supermarket in Hebei province, state broadcaster CCTV said.