SAO PAULO, May 4 (Xinhua) — The death toll from heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to 56, with 67 missing, 32,900 evacuated and at least 356,000 without electr
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Heavy rain to subside in south China
BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) — The ongoing heavy rain in south China is expected to subside from Monday, according to the country\’s national observatory.
However, rainfall is forecast to continue over
China strives to secure water supply in drought-hit irrigation areas
BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) — The Ministry of Water Resources said on Sunday it had concerted efforts to secure water supply in around 500 large and medium-sized irrigation areas in drought-affected r
More floods expected in China\’s Pearl River basin: ministry
BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) — China\’s Ministry of Water Resources on Wednesday said the Pearl River basin in the south of the country is likely to flood three more times in the coming days, and called
Japan halts ocean discharge of nuclear contaminated water from Fukushima due to power outage
TOKYO, April 24 (Xinhua) — The ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from Japan\’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was halted before Wednesday noon due to a power outage, l
China\’s Dongjiang River sees first flood of 2024
BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) — The Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday announced that Dongjiang River, located in the Pearl River basin, has flooded for the first time this year.
Affected by heavy ra
Putian in SE China\’s Fujian promotes green development of marine fishery sector
Since 2018, Putian city in southeast China\’s Fujian Province has been working to protect the marine environment and advance the green transformation of the marine fishery sector through various measur
Chinese border region not affected by radiation source in Russian city: authorities
BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) — China\’s National Nuclear Safety Administration on Wednesday said that a \”radioactive contamination source\” found in the Russian city of Khabarovsk has not affected the ne
China\’s forex reserves rise to 3.2457 trillion USD
BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) — China\’s forex reserves totaled 3.2457 trillion U.S. dollars as of the end of March, rising by 19.8 billion dollars, or 0.62 percent, from the end of February, according to
E China hailstorm disaster death toll rises to 7
NANCHANG, April 3 (Xinhua) — The death toll resulting from hailstorms and severe convective weather that has been affecting east China\’s Jiangxi Province since Sunday has risen to seven, local author