On the evening of 30 January 2008, CMA issued urgent announcement that all meteorological bureaus at provincial and municipal level and subordinate departments of CMA should made good preparation for meteorological service for recent rain, snow and freezing weather and spring festival transportation.
     Recently, large range rain, snow and freezing weather have occurred in partial regions of China, which brought badly influence to people’s production and living order in the disaster-affected areas. Paying highly attention to the situation, the CPC Central Political Bureau held a meeting, deployed tasks to ensure people’s production and living conditions. The leaders of State Council made on-the-spot investigation to instruct the relief works.
     The announcement emphasized that, the current disaster prevention and relief works were very hard and of great responsibility. The meteorological departments at all levels should take urgent actions, carefully carry out the deployment from the Central Government and State Council, overcome all difficulties, do their best to ensure the meteorological service for recent rain, snow and freezing weather and spring festival transportation, make effort to let the loss of disaster falling to the minimum level, ensure the security of people’s life and property, ensure the economy running stably and normaly, ensure the society harmonious and stable, and contribute to the happy and propitious Spring Festival for all Chinese people.