BEIJING: Chinese weather forecasters today warned several provinces to expect torrential rain and flash floods over the next two days as unrelenting d...
: Chinese weather forecasters today warned several provinces to expect torrential rain and flash floods over the next two days as unrelenting downpours wreak havoc on the country.
Sangzhi recorded the heaviest rainfall this year, with maximum precipitation reaching 256mm overnight from Saturday to yesterday, according to state broadcaster China Central Television.China has been gripped by weeks of rains and floods amid an unusually wet summer. In late July, storms from Typhoon Doksuri caused record rains to hit China in over a decade, with Beijing experiencing its heaviest rainfall in 140 years.
China’s State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the ministry of emergency management organised a video conference this past Saturday, warning that heavy rainfall in many parts of the country may cause geological disasters including mountain torrents and floods in some small and medium-sized rivers, state media People’s Daily reported.
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