Amid extreme weather shocks, China has been facing floods and strokes of heat at the same time. While several provinces receive heavy downpours affecting the crops, some have come under the grip of extreme heat, reported The New York Times.
Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): After cloud seeding activities were carried out to bring precipitation, some parts of China's Chongqing welcomed long-awaited rains recently, but experts warned that the city and the region should prepare for possible flooding and landslides.
Chengdu [China], July 17 (ANI): 6 people were killed and 12 have been reported missing after heavy rainstorms triggered mountain torrents in South-West China's Sichuan province on Sunday.
Hebei [China], July 3 (ANI): Eight people were killed after a decorative building structure fell from a height of about 12 meters at 6:28 p.m. Saturday in north China's Hebei Province, local authorities said Sunday.
Beijing [China], June 27 (ANI): Several parts of China will experience heavy rainfall and floods for the next few days, China's National Meteorological Center said on Monday after it renewed a yellow alert for rainstorms.
Beijing [China], June 27 (ANI): China's National Meteorological Center on Monday renewed its yellow alert for rainstorms in several parts of the country, reported Xinhua.
Nanning [China], June 25 (ANI): More than 3.75 million residents have been affected by floods and heavy rains that lashed the parts of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said local authorities on Saturday.
Jiangxi [China], June 21 (ANI): With close to 5 lakh people in East China's Jiangxi affected by rain, the province on Monday upgraded its flood control emergency response to level II.
Jiangxi [China], June 20 (ANI): East China's Jiangxi Province on Monday issued a red alert for floods, as local hydrological stations registered water in local rivers at warning levels.
Jiangxi [China], June 15 (ANI): A total of 548,000 people were affected due to the heavy rain since Sunday in China's Jiangxi province on Tuesday, according to the provincial flood control headquarters.
Jiangxi [China], June 14 (ANI): More than 80,000 residents in east China's Jiangxi Province have been affected by torrential rains that began on Sunday, local authorities said on Monday.
Beijing [China], January 23 (ANI): Chinese officials have concealed the number of people who died or went missing in last year's devastating flood disaster in the country's various provinces, media reported citing the government.