A heavy snowfall hit coastal city of Yantai in east China's Shandong Province on Saturday, prompting emergency response from local authorities to ensure the safety of the public.
In the city's Penglai District, local authorities quickly mobilized sanitation workers to remove snow from the roads by using a combination of manual and machine-powered methods.
"My shift consists of 30 workers, and each shift has been designated an area to clear, with the main streets prioritized," said Han Xiuzhi, a sanitation worker.
Highway departments have also mobilized personnel, equipment and vehicles to clear roads.
The Penglai International Airport in the city implemented de-icing procedures on runways and taxiways, employing specialized snow removal vehicles to ensure continued operation of the airport.
The snowfall in Yantai has now largely subsided.
Snow blankets coastal city in Shandong, prompting emergency response
Officials from the European Union (EU) and Finland have voiced concerns after the White House said it has been discussing "a range of options" to acquire Greenland, including the use of the military.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told a press briefing in Cairo on Thursday that the message from the U.S. is "extremely concerning," and "not really helping the stability of the world."
Kallas called on all parties to stick to international law, adding that relevant response measures has been discussed among EU members.
"The international law is very clear, and we have to stick to it. It is clear that it is the only thing that protects smaller countries, and that is why it is in the interest of all of us. And we discussed this today, as well, that we uphold the international law on all levels," she said.
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen on Thursday described recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his administration on Greenland as "worrying," while reiterating Finland's support for Denmark and Greenland's right to self-determination.
"Finland and the other Nordic countries have exceptional expertise in Arctic conditions, and we are happy to make use of that together with our North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies to strengthen Arctic security, but it cannot be done by threatening allies," she said at a press conference at Finnish parliament after an extraordinary meeting of the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee.
Johannes Koskinen, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said it was "unprecedented" for threats of violence to be made within NATO against another member in connection with seizing territory, adding that such threats run counter to the United Nations Charter and that their inconsistency with international law should be underscored at all levels.
EU, Finnish officials express concerns over US remarks on Greenland
