KUNMING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — The death toll from a landslide that struck a mountainous village in southwest China\’s Yunnan Province on Monday had climbed to 31 as of 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, local authoriti
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Rescue teams brace for flood in Taitou Town, N China
Members of the Blue Sky Rescue Team\’s Tianjin Jinghai branch and dam patrollers address potential safety hazards on a dam along the Daqing River in Taitou Town of Jinghai District, north China\’s Tianj
9 dead, 6 missing in Hebei rainstorms
SHIJIAZHUANG, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — Nine people have died and six are missing in north China\’s Hebei Province as of noon on Tuesday as rainstorms continue, local authorities have said.
Statistics show th
Typhoon Talim makes landfall in China\’s Guangdong
GUANGZHOU, July 17 (Xinhua) — Typhoon Talim, the fourth typhoon this year, made landfall in the coastal area of south China\’s Guangdong Province on Monday night, according to the National Meteorologi
China ramps up efforts against floods as heavy rains kill at least 15
Rescuers use an inflatable boat to evacuate residents stranded by floodwaters in Wanzhou district of Southwest China\’s Chongqing Municipality on July 4, 2023. Photo: from Xinhua
China is ramping up ef
Over 460,000 affected by heavy rainfall in SW China\’s Sichuan
CHENGDU, July 4 (Xinhua) — More than 460,000 people have been affected by heavy downpours this month in southwest China\’s Sichuan Province, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarter
Israel evacuates communities, bracing for possible Gazan retaliation
Israeli soldiers block a road near Sderot in southern Israel near the border with Gaza, on May 9, 2023. Israel was on high alert on Tuesday as it prepared for retaliatory rocket attacks from the Gaza
1st flight with Chinese evacuees from Sudan arrives in Beijing
BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) — The first charter flight carrying Chinese nationals evacuated from Sudan arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday morning.
Bomb scare at top school in Indian capital turns out hoax
NEW DELHI, April 26 (Xinhua) — After an intensive sanitization and search operation in and outside a top school Wednesday in the Indian capital territory Delhi, police said the bomb scare turned out
Afghan gov\’t to turn former U.S. military bases into economic zones
Photo taken on July 8, 2021 shows the Bagram Airfield base after all U.S. and NATO forces evacuated in Parwan province, eastern Afghanistan. (Xinhua/Rahmatullah ALizadah)KABUL, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) — The