Icy weather forces Kunming airport to close (2/4)

Staff members work at a temporary medical station for stranded passengers at the terminal building of the airport of Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan province, Dec 15, 2013. Kunming, the Spring City, witnessed a snowfall from Sunday to early Monday due to the advent of severe cold air. Snow began to affect the airport at 9 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Sunday. As many as 259 flights have been canceled as of midnight of Sunday, according to the airport. (Xinhua/Zhang Keren)