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TimesLIVE
12 hours ago
- Climate
- TimesLIVE
China warns of extensive flooding after heavy rain
Chinese authorities have warned of flash floods and swift currents in mountainous areas in the eastern, central, southern and southwestern regions of the country after heavy rain. The red alerts, the first for this year, were issued late on Thursday covering areas in the provinces of Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou and Guangxi region, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing the water resources ministry and national weather forecaster China Meteorological Administration. Rescue workers evacuate residents stranded by floodwaters with a boat after heavy rainfall in Huaiji county of Zhaoqing, Guangdong province, China, on June 18 2025. Image: China Daily via REUTERS China is experiencing heavy and sudden rain in many parts, which meteorologists have attributed to climate change, leaving its huge population vulnerable to related disasters. In southern Hunan, heavy rainfall triggered the largest floods since 1998 in the upper and lower reaches of the Lishui River after its water levels breached the safety mark by more than two metres on Thursday. In the hilly metropolis of southwestern Chongqing, apartment blocks were submerged in muddy water and vehicles were swept away in flood water gushing down streets, according to state broadcaster CCTV's footage and images from Thursday. An image showed flood water almost reaching the top of power cable lines. Water and power supply were also disrupted in some areas, CCTV said. Nearly 300 people were evacuated from towns and villages in Pengshui county, where cumulative daily rainfall had reached 304mm and floods were made worse by precipitation from the mountains converging into the Ditang River which had swollen by 19 metres, according to CCTV. The water in several other rivers in Chongqing had also exceeded alert levels due to the extreme rainfall, Xinhua said. On Wednesday, power supply was disrupted in the city of Zhaoqing in southern Guangdong province as flood water rose more than five metres above warning levels, breaking historical records, local media reported.
Observer
2 days ago
- Climate
- Observer
Thousands evacuated as flood hits China
BEIJING: Nearly 70,000 people in southern China have been evacuated after heavy flooding caused by Typhoon Wutip, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday. Vast areas of Zhaoqing city in Guangdong province were submerged, with floodwaters inundating shopfronts and covering roads. Rescuers pushed stranded cars out of the water and used dinghies to transport residents to safety. The flooding had affected 183,000 residents in Zhaoqing's Huaiji county, with the city mobilising more than 10,000 rescue personnel, state media outlet Xinhua reported. The flooding affected much of Guangdong province and the neighbouring Guangxi region. Footage showed rescuers in Guangxi dragging a rubber boat crammed with people through knee-deep water as heavy rain continued to fall. Typhoon Wutip, China's first typhoon of the year, made landfall on the island province of Hainan last Friday, before moving to Guangdong on Saturday. It brought winds gusting up to 128 kilometres per hour before weakening to a severe tropical storm at the weekend. Rainfall in some areas had surpassed 100 millimetres, according to the China Meteorological Administration. — AFP
The Star
2 days ago
- Climate
- The Star
Thousands evacuated as severe flooding hits southern China
BEIJING: Nearly 70,000 people in southern China have been evacuated after heavy flooding caused by Typhoon Wutip, Chinese state media reported Wednesday (June 18). Vast areas of Zhaoqing city in Guangdong province were submerged, with floodwaters inundating shopfronts and covering roads, footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed. Rescuers pushed stranded cars out of the water and used dinghies to transport residents to safety. Other images showed rescuers wading through water while carrying stranded people on their backs. The flooding had affected 183,000 residents in Zhaoqing's Huaiji county, with the city mobilising more than 10,000 rescue personnel, state media outlet Xinhua reported. The flooding affected much of Guangdong province and the neighbouring Guangxi region. Footage from CCTV filmed on Tuesday showed rescuers in Guangxi dragging a rubber boat crammed with people through knee-deep water as heavy rain continued to fall. Typhoon Wutip, China's first typhoon of the year, made landfall on the island province of Hainan last Friday, before moving to Guangdong on Saturday. It brought winds gusting up to 128 kilometres per hour (80 miles per hour) before weakening to a severe tropical storm at the weekend. Even as its severity subsided, the storm has continued to bring heavy rain to southern China and Zhejiang province in the east, where authorities issued an emergency response notice for flooding risks. Rainfall in some areas had surpassed 100 millimetres, according to the China Meteorological Administration. Authorities in Vietnam said on Monday that seven people had died in the country after heavy rains and flooding caused by Wutip. China has endured spates of extreme weather events from searing heat and drought to downpours and floods for several summers running. The country is the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter but also a renewable energy powerhouse, seeking to cut carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2060. Torrential rains last August, triggered by Typhoon Gaemi, which moved from the Philippines and Taiwan to make landfall in eastern China, killed at least 30 people and left dozens missing. - AFP
The Sun
2 days ago
- Climate
- The Sun
Thousands evacuated as severe flooding hits southern China
BEIJING: Nearly 70,000 people in southern China have been evacuated after heavy flooding caused by Typhoon Wutip, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. Vast areas of Zhaoqing city in Guangdong province were submerged, with floodwaters inundating shopfronts and covering roads, footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed. Rescuers pushed stranded cars out of the water and used dinghies to transport residents to safety. Other images showed rescuers wading through water while carrying stranded people on their backs. The flooding had affected 183,000 residents in Zhaoqing's Huaiji county, with the city mobilising more than 10,000 rescue personnel, state media outlet Xinhua reported. The flooding affected much of Guangdong province and the neighbouring Guangxi region. Footage from CCTV filmed on Tuesday showed rescuers in Guangxi dragging a rubber boat crammed with people through knee-deep water as heavy rain continued to fall. Typhoon Wutip, China's first typhoon of the year, made landfall on the island province of Hainan last Friday, before moving to Guangdong on Saturday. It brought winds gusting up to 128 kilometres per hour (80 miles per hour) before weakening to a severe tropical storm at the weekend. Even as its severity subsided, the storm has continued to bring heavy rain to southern China and Zhejiang province in the east, where authorities issued an emergency response notice for flooding risks. Rainfall in some areas had surpassed 100 millimetres, according to the China Meteorological Administration. Authorities in Vietnam said on Monday that seven people had died in the country after heavy rains and flooding caused by Wutip. China has endured spates of extreme weather events from searing heat and drought to downpours and floods for several summers running. The country is the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter but also a renewable energy powerhouse, seeking to cut carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2060. Torrential rains last August, triggered by Typhoon Gaemi, which moved from the Philippines and Taiwan to make landfall in eastern China, killed at least 30 people and left dozens missing.
The Star
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Star
China reviews US data curb impact
BEIJING: China is reviewing effects on the nation's scientific research after US President Donald Trump's moves to withdraw funding from some US agencies and halt publication of certain categories of data. Several Chinese ministries and bodies had, in recent weeks, started assessing potential disruption to their work, and made efforts to determine the extent to which some activities had become reliant on data published by the United States, according to sources. Agencies carrying out reviews include the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Meteorological Administration, Natural Resources Ministry and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ministry. One area of work facing potential disruption has been studies of coral bleaching in the South China Sea. Chinese researchers had used a US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration product that published coastal water temperatures, which was decommissioned last month. The move comes as Beijing and Washington had been working to get bilateral relations back on track, with negotiators agreeing on a framework to ease trade tensions and revive the flow of sensitive goodss. But details are scarce and many issues remain unresolved, including China's massive trade surplus with the United States. Reviews being carried out by the Chinese ministries would examine if domestic sources can replace the use of US data that's now unavailable, the source said. Investigations are being conducted quietly to avoid giving the United States any potential bargaining chip. Beijing had sought to reduce its dependence on foreign sources for critical technology and products. Past US actions had only accelerated China's push for self-reliance, much like how US curbs on chip sales had spurred growth in the country's home-grown semiconductor industry. — Bloomberg
