Farkhund Yousafzai
Beijing, 17 August 2024 (TDI): China activated a Level-IV emergency flood response in northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Saturday in anticipation of severe rainfall and potential flooding.
From Saturday to Monday, heavy to torrential rains are expected in China’s northwestern, northern and southern regions, with possible small and medium-sized river floods.
On Saturday, the National Meteorological Center renewed a blue alert for rainstorms, with heavy rainfall likely to continue to lash several regions of China.
From 8 p.m. Saturday to 8 p.m. Sunday, torrential rain will batter parts of Shanxi, Beijing, Tianjin, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shandong, Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan, Henan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangxi and Taiwan, according to the center.
Areas in Guangdong will witness up to 140 mm of rainfall, while some places in these regions will see short-term heavy rainfall, with 70 mm or more of hourly precipitation, accompanied by gales and thunderstorms.
The meteorological center has advised local administrations to take appropriate measures and check drainage systems in cities,fishponds and farmland.
China has a 4-tier, color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by other like orange, yellow and blue.
