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More than 100 tourists were stranded in southwest China's Yunnan Province by heavy snow as traffic had not resumed, local government said Saturday.

The stranded tourists were in the Deqin county seat and some remote villages of the county where traffic was still cut off, said Adain, Deqin Tourism Bureau director.

They were safe and had no problems with food, clothing and accommodation, said Adain.

Heavy snow 40 centimeters deep hit the tourist county Wednesday to Friday, causing a cutoff of power, communications and roads in certain areas.

Roads linking Deqin to the outside may be reopened by Sunday, according to the official.

The county's diesel oil supply was tight, hindering efforts to clear snow and repair roads, the official said. In some areas the work has to rely all on hands due to lack of the fuel oil.

(Xinhua News Agency November 17, 2007)