People walk on a snowy road in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Pprovince, Feb 19, 2013. A snowstorm hit the province, prompting the local meteorological bureau to issue a blue alert for the snowfall. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.