Sheep sorrow in agricultural and pastoral areas of local snow disaster in Inner Mongolia

Original title: some areas of Xilingol League in Inner Mongolia suffered from snowstorm.

A flock of sheep forages on the snow-covered prairie of Mandulatu Gacha in the town of Ming Antu, Zhengxiangbai Banner, on December 10.

Since November, the grasslands of Xilingol League in Inner Mongolia have successively experienced six large-scale strong snowfall, cooling and gale weather processes. The average snowfall of the whole league is 21 mm, the second highest in the same period since 1961. The snow cover area in the whole territory is more than 90%. The average snow thickness is more than 10 cm, and the snow thickness in some areas is more than 20 cm.

Continuous heavy snow, low temperatures and strong winds have a great impact on the travel of local people and the safety of people and animals in agricultural and pastoral areas. According to preliminary statistics, the disaster area of the whole league is 66000 square kilometers, accounting for more than 30 percent of the total area, involving 45 Sumu townships, 625 Gacha villages, 240000 farmers and herdsmen, nearly 2.8 million livestock affected, and more than 2.8 million damaged sheds and greenhouses.

Photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ren Junchuan

A herdsman drives his sheep through the snow-covered prairie of Gacha, Yarhudu, Yarhudu, Wulanchabu, which is inlaid with white flag on December 10.

Sqinbatu, a herdsman in Mandulatu, Ming Antu Town, is inlaid with the white flag on December 10 and feeds the sheep with grass from under the snow.