July 12, 2023
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Flood emergency declared in two Chinese provinces

Multiple rivers are expected to see water levels exceed their warning lines, according to the Ministry….reports Asian Lite News

China’s Ministry of Water Resources on Monday activated a level-IV emergency response for flood risks in Shandong and Sichuan provinces.

From Tuesday to Friday, heavy rain will lash parts of Sichuan and Shandong, causing water levels of rivers to rise sharply, Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry as saying.

Multiple rivers are expected to see water levels exceed their warning lines, according to the Ministry.

China has a four-tier flood control emergency response system, with level I being the most severe response.

Last week, many went missing after a landslide hit a highway construction site in China’s Hubei Province.

The landslide of more than 500,000 cubic meters struck the construction site in Yueshan Village, Tujia Autonomous County of Wufeng, at around 4 p.m. Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.

The Ministry of Emergency Management had also activated a level-four emergency response to geological disasters.

In a separate development earlier this week, China’s National Meteorological Centre renewed an orange alert, the second-highest alert level for high temperatures, as scorching heat waves continue to sweep the country.

During daylight hours, temperatures in parts of north China, regions between the Yellow River and the Huaihe River, regions south of the Yangtze River, south China and Sichuan Basin were forecast to exceed 35 degrees Celsius, Xinhua news agency quoted the Cetnre as saying.

In some areas of Beijing, Hebei, Henan, Zhejiang and Fujian, temperatures may surpass 40 degrees.

People have been advised to avoid outdoor activities during high-temperature periods, and workers should shorten their duration of exposure to high temperatures, according to the Centre.

Local governments have been asked to adopt appropriate measures to prevent fires triggered by electrical overloads. 

On July 7, Hebei province recorded two heat-related deaths, prompting authorities to renew the highest red alert for high temperatures.

A day earlier, Beijing had issued the red alert for heat as temperatures in most parts of the Chinese capital increased above 40 degrees Celsius.

This was the second red alert for high temperatures issued by the capital this summer.

Since June, northern regions and other parts of China have experienced five rounds of heat waves, with daily maximum temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius or higher, and many places in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region have broken historical records.

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