Firefighters operate a drainage machine near Dawan Village of Dong\’an District, Mudanjiang, northeast China\’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 5, 2023. Triggered by torrential rains in the city of Mudanjia
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China activates level-IV emergency response to earthquake in Shandong
BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — China\’s office of the State Council earthquake relief headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management activated a Level-IV emergency response after a 5.5-magnitude ea
China activates level-IV emergency response against Typhoon Khanun
BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has activated a level-IV emergency response against Typhoon Khanun and sent a work team to east China\’s Zhejiang Pro
U.S. orders partial evacuation of embassy in Niger
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — The U.S. State Department on Wednesday ordered a partial evacuation of the U.S. embassy in Niger, citing the unstable situation in the west African country following a r
China\’s Tianjin relocates 35,000 as rainstorm floods river
Evacuated residents chat at a temporary shelter in Wuqing District of Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 1, 2023. North China\’s Tianjin Municipality said Tuesday it had relocated more than 35,000 people from
China allocates 110 mln yuan for disaster relief in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei
BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — China has earmarked 110 million yuan (about 15.43 million U.S. dollars) to support flood prevention and disaster relief work in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, according to th
Northern China on rainstorm red alert
A man rides a bike amid the rain in Beijing, capital of China, July 30, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
Thousands of people were evacuated from flood-prone areas as heavy rainfall triggered by Typhoon Doksuri —
Beijing gears up as rainstorms batter north China
Water drainage work is carried out on a road in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China, July 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
BEIJING/SHIJIAZHUANG, July 30 (Xinhua) — Rainstorms continued to batt
Typhoon Doksuri triggers heavy rain, transport suspension in China\’s Fujian
FUZHOU, July 29 (Xinhua) — Public transportation, including buses and subways in Fuzhou, the capital city of east China\’s Fujian Province, was temporarily suspended on Saturday morning after the city
In pics: aftermath of thunderstorms in Milan
Fallen branches are seen after thunderstorms in Milan, Italy, on July 25, 2023. While the southern two-thirds of Italy struggled under the oppressive heat, most of the northern area was pelted by thun