HONG KONG, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) — The Hong Kong Observatory on early Friday morning issued the No. 8 Northwest Gale or Storm Signal under the effect of Typhoon Saola.
The No. 8 signal is the third-highes
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2 senior Inner Mongolia officials punished for mine collapse
BEIJING, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) — Two senior officials of north China\’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have been subjected to disciplinary Party penalties as they were responsible for a severe mine colla
Rescue, relief put lives first
Xi\’s instructions have guided all-out efforts in flood-stricken northern areasRescuers ferry an injured villager to safety in Beijing\’s Mentougou district on Tuesday. As of Sunday, more than 5,500 res
Emergency rescue teams carry out rescue and relief work in Heilongjiang
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
China\’s Haihe River Basin sees worst flooding since 1963: officials
TIANJIN, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) — The Haihe River Basin in northern China is experiencing the worst flooding caused by rainstorms since 1963, the Haihe River Water Conservancy Commission under the Ministry
Beijing lifts red alert for flooding as water level recedes
BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — Beijing lifted the red alert for flood on Wednesday morning as the water flow in major rivers has gone below the warning mark.
The red alert, in force since 11 a.m. Monday,
China activates highest emergency response level for flooding in Haihe River Basin
BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — China\’s Ministry of Water Resources on Tuesday afternoon raised the level of its emergency response to flooding in the Haihe River Basin to Level I, the highest level, as f
Europe in grips of sweltering heat, authorities urge caution
A boy refreshes himself with the water from the Barcaccia Fountain in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy, on July 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)
Extremely high temperatures were recorded this week i
Hong Kong issues No. 8 typhoon signal as Typhoon Talim draws near
HONG KONG, July 17 (Xinhua) — The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No. 8 Southeast Gale or Storm Signal on Monday morning, which will remain in effect until 4 p.m. local time under the effect of Typh
Task still tough in post-pandemic era
This photo taken on May 21, 2023 shows a logo of the World Health Organization (WHO) with the WHO headquarters in the background in Geneva, Switzerland. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
\”COVID showed the world how vu