From the early morning of June 29, large-scale snow fell in Turks County, Yili county, Xinjiang province. The temperature immediately dropped 8-10 degrees, and the temperature in mountainous areas fell as low as below zero. More than 400 livestock grazing in summer pastures died of cold.

As it was summer, many sheep had just been shorn to summer pastures for grazing.The sudden fall of snow and cold weather killed the sheep without wool.In the house of Ayegak, a herdsman of the horse farm in Kukesu Township, Tex County, 11 sheep were frozen to death overnight, and another 10 sheep were missing, causing losses of more than 30,000 yuan.

According to the local meteorological department, the average snow thickness reached about 4 centimeters, and the remote mountainous area snow thickness reached about 50 centimeters.By 20:00 on June 29, rain and snow had caused 494 livestock deaths, of which sheep accounted for more than 90%, with direct economic losses of nearly ONE million yuan.

After the disaster, the local government quickly activated the emergency plan and organized Party members and cadres to help herders move their sheep to the nearby winter pastures with sheds and warmth, in an effort to minimize the damage.

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