机械作业为主:北京应对开春连日3场雪

Snow-remover Contribute to Timely Cleaning of the First Heavy Snow in Beijing

据北京市气象局网站发布的消息．北京地区2009年2月17日凌晨至19日上午接连出现降雪天气（3天．其间有间歇，连续3场雪：发出黄色预警，相当于中雪天气——编者注）．整个过程全市平均总降雪量45mm，城区平均5mm．再现了北国风光银妆素裹的美景．同时也使2008年入冬以来的严重干旱得以解除。

From dawn of Feb. 17 to the morning of Feb. 19, 2009, Beijing finally welcomed the first heavy snowing. Departments of all concerned immediately put manpower and special snow-cleaning machines into the efforts of snow cleaning. Though a large quantity of snow-mehing materials were used, Iarge-size snow-cleaning machines, such as snow-remover were employed to clean snow in most places, especially on the highway operation.