BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — China\’s insurance institutions have received a large number of claims from people affected by floods and geological disasters triggered by recent extreme rainfall in Hebei,
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Tianjin issues red alert for floods in major tributary of Haihe River
Emergency workers reinforce a dike along the Daqinghe River in north China\’s Tianjin, Aug. 6, 2023. North China\’s Tianjin Municipality issued a red alert on Sunday, the highest level of warning, for p
Chinese authorities allocate additional 350 mln yuan to flood-hit regions
BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — Chinese authorities on Sunday earmarked an additional 350 million yuan (about 50 million U.S. dollars) to assist flood-hit regions of Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and also provi
Chinese vice premier stresses dam reinforcement in Tianjin
TIANJIN, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing on Saturday urged work to reinforce dikes and levees and keep flood relief channels clear.
Zhang, also a member of the Political Bureau o
China\’s Red Cross allocates millions to aid flood victims
BEIJING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) has allocated 20 million yuan (around 2.8 million U.S. dollars) to aid flood-impacted people in China\’s Beijing, Hebei and Tianjin for
Chinese celebrate 96th founding anniversary of PLA
On Tuesday, with the morning\’s first rays of sunshine, the \”heroic city\” of Nanchang, East China\’s Jiangxi Province, held a flag-raising ceremony at Bayi Square to celebrate the 96th anniversary of th
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
Students experience study camp themed on ocean and art in Tianjin\’s museums
Students watch an immersive show of an artwork at the Tianjin Digital Art Museum in Tianjin, north China, July 30, 2023. During the summer vacation, the National Maritime Museum of China and the Tianj
China continues to issue highest-level alert for rainstorms
BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) — China\’s National Meteorological Center (NMC) continued to issue a red alert, the country\’s highest weather alert, for rainstorms on Sunday.
From 2 p.m. Sunday to 2 p.m. Mo