Earlier this year, the chaos was compounded dramaticallyby freak winter ice storms that spread misery across a huge swathe of the country just as the migration was getting under way.

• 今年早些时候，正当人们回乡之际，由于遭受反常的冬季暴风雪的袭击，春运更显混乱，全国一片地区备受其苦。