Floods in southern China. “Extreme” phenomena.
Heavy rains and landslides in southern China’s Guangdong and Fujian provinces left nine people dead and 17 others missing, state media and local disaster management authorities reported Monday. China Central Television reported that the Fujian Meteorological Bureau described the phenomenon as “extreme.”
The city of Sishoy recorded 369.3 mm of rain within 24 hours. In turn, in the Wuping area, 378 houses collapsed as a result of record rainfall. In Guangxi Province, the authorities had to evacuate more than 11,000 people using rubber boats. the people.
The local hydrology department warned that the water level in the lower and middle parts of the Shi River may rise by two to five meters in the next few days. As a result of heavy rains, water levels in five rivers near the city of Chongqing in the central part of the country rose by 1-3 metres.
Heat wave in Beijing. Drought threatens agricultural crops
The weather situation is completely different in northern China. For several days now, Beijing has been experiencing heat above 35 degrees almost every day during the day, which is often followed by strong winds, lightning and short but heavy rain in the evening. At least two storms passed through the central part of the city and uprooted trees.
The National Meteorological Center issued another warning on Monday, expecting temperatures to reach 40 degrees in the shade in parts of Beijing and neighboring areas and the western provinces of Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia. According to Xinhua, the heat has affected more than 290 million people across the country.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong called for measures to prevent drought on Saturday during an inspection tour of Hebei Province, which borders Beijing. He stressed the need to allocate water resources scientifically and enhance water protection for agriculture.
In the central province of Henan, which is considered the breadbasket of China, and Shandong province in the east, rainfall since April has decreased by 20 to 50 percent from last year, which, along with an average rise in temperatures of 2 degrees Celsius, causes waves drought. Last week’s drought prevented the cultivation of at least 1.3 million hectares of farmland, representing about 3.5 percent of the summer farming area, CCTV reported.
The South China Morning Post reports that in Gansu province, authorities have asked residents to take shorter showers and use shower water to flush toilets or wash clothes.
Source: Radio ZET/PAP
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