Millions in China to greet new year without power Millions of Chinese are likely to spend the biggest holiday of the year without power and water after more than a week of wild winter weather that shut down transport links across large parts of the country. Bird Flu Claims Two People in China BEIJING - Two more people sickened by bird flu in China have died, bringing the total number of humans killed by the disease in the country to five, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. Blast at China Market Said to Injure 33 BEIJING - An explosion at a market in China's southwest injured 33 people, the government's Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.