On Monday almost 200,000 of travelers at a major train station in southern China who were trying to get on trains got stranded due to blizzards and ice storms which triggered a crisis in the transport. Police and soldiers were trying to control the travelers.

Central, eastern and southern China were hit by heavy snow. These regions usually have milder winters.  

Due to the bad weather conditions transport and communication are very much affected.

At the main train station in the southern city of Guangzhou, in Guangdong province, trains were not able to leave because of the electric trains that were stopped down the line.

The 200,000 travelers filled the plaza of the train station and a busy road that was closed while the people were waiting for the train.

According to radio announcements, trains were canceled and ticket sales were stopped until February 7, the Chinese New Year, the biggest holiday in the country, the Associated Press informs.

Two weeks ago it started to snow heavily in the Hunan province and that’s when power lines were cut. Due to ice storms highways were closed and since January 10, 24 people have died, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

Officials tried to control the travelers at the Guangzhou's train station and put the migrant workers in temporary shelters made in schools and convention centers.

In the commercial hub of Shanghai police and soldiers were also present in order to control big crowd of travelers, Reuters reports.

On Monday the government said that it will raise the output of gasoline, coal and power in order to relieve shortages during the severe winter.

Some of the commuters understood that is only the weather to blame, but others are not giving up and are still hoping that they will get home for the holidays, the only time of the year when they can go home.