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☆ Heavy rains, floods inundate China; Hunan province sees record rain, thousands evacuated
  + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
More than three thousand people were evacuated in northwestern Hunan province over the weekend as heavy rain was unleashed on Sangzhi, Shimen and Yongshun counties, and Zhangjiajie City, according to state media. It was the most extensive and widespread rain in Sangzhi since 1998, CCTV said. China has been gripped by weeks of rains and floods amid an unusually wet summer. In late July, storms from Typhoon Dokusri caused record rains to hit China in over a decade, with Beijing experiencing its heaviest rainfall in 140 years. There is also uncertainty over Typhoon Saola's path, said China Meteorological Administration, but it will bring heavy rainfall in the coastal areas including Fujian and Zhejiang provinces from Wednesday to Friday.
Persons: Sangzhi, Dokusri, Saola, Bernard Orr, Ethan Wang, Michael Perry Organizations: China Central Television, Beijing, Flood, Drought, Ministry of Emergency Management, China Meteorological Administration, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, Hunan, Yongshun, Zhangjiajie City, Sangzhi, China, Guangdong, China's, Fujian, Zhejiang
☆ Death toll from mudslide in China's Xian rises to four
  + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Andrew Hayley Ethan Wang | Andrew Hayley | Ethan Wang | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
BEIJING, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The death toll from a mudslide last week in China's northwestern Shaanxi province has risen to four, state radio said on Sunday, as the country grapples with unusually high summer rainfall. TYPHOON WEAKENSMeanwhile, Typhoon Khanun weakened into a tropical depression when it made landfall in China's Liaoning province on Friday night. Overnight rainfall in Liaoning peaked at 52 millimetres (2 inches) per hour, with four reservoirs exceeding flood limits, CCTV said. A video posted by state media People's Daily showed thick swirling clouds hanging low above the ground, darkening the sky. Reporting by Andrew Hayley and Ethan Wang; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan and Jamie FreedOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Typhoon Khanun, Khanun, Doksuri, Andrew Hayley, Ethan Wang, Raju Gopalakrishnan, Jamie Freed Organizations: China Central Television, Xinhua, Liaoning province's Anshan, Flood, Drought, Ministry of Emergency Management, CCTV, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, China's, Shaanxi, Xian, China's Liaoning, Liaoning, Tianjin, Chongqing, China, Xinjiang
☆ China's July economic losses from disasters exceed January-June
  + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
August, when rainfall usually peaks and summer temperatures soar, is set for further economic impact from floods and heatwaves. Rainfall in northeastern provinces could be as much as 50% higher than normal in August, China's national forecaster have warned. In the northern province of Hebei, over 1.2 million people had been evacuated as of Wednesday due to flooding caused by residual rains from Doksuri. China's top economic planner on Friday earmarked an additional 100 million yuan to support post-disaster recovery in Tianjin and Hebei on top of the 100 million yuan announced on Wednesday for Beijing and Hebei. The finance and water resources ministries separately on Friday also offered 450 million yuan to support the overall recovery effort.
Persons: Talim, Ryan Woo, William Mallard Organizations: cnsphoto, REUTERS, Ministry of Emergency Management, Thomson Locations: Beihai, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, BEIJING, Beijing, Hebei, Doksuri, Tianjin
☆ One dead, 7 missing in central China highway landslide
  + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
BEIJING, July 9 (Reuters) - One person has died and seven were missing after a landslide overtook a highway construction site on an expressway in central China, local government officials said on Sunday. China's ministry of emergency management activated a level-four emergency response and sent a working group to the site to guide emergency handling, according to a WeChat post. The minister of emergency management urged authorities to find out what caused the landslide. Torrential rains in parts of China over several weeks have led to a number of deadly landslides. China's government has issued advisories about rain and other natural disasters for local governments to stay alert and respond quickly.
Persons: Bernard Orr, Qiaoyi Li, William Mallard Organizations: Thomson Locations: BEIJING, China, Saturday's, Hubei province, Sichuan province
☆ Chonqing, China: Severe floods kill at least 15, state media reports
  + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Jessie Yeung Wayne Chang | Jessie Yeung | Wayne Chang | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —Torrential downpours and flooding have killed at least 15 people and four others remain missing in Chongqing, southwest China, state-run news agency Xinhua reported Wednesday, citing local authorities. More than 85,000 Sichuan residents have been displaced, state-run broadcaster CCTV reported Tuesday. At least 400 emergency teams have been dispatched to help rescue and relief operations in the area, according to state media. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has ordered authorities to “give top priority” to keeping residents safe and minimizing losses, according to Xinhua. This summer has already seen heavy rain, with four people killed and three missing in Sichuan last week after landslides triggered by rainstorms and flash floods, Xinhua reported.
Persons: Xi Jinping, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Xinhua, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management, National Climate Center Locations: Chongqing, China, floodwater, China’s, Sichuan, Xinhua, Henan, Northern China
☆ China's flood of new electric cars cost 20% more to insure than fuel-powered cars
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +6 min
Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesBEIJING — While Chinese companies churn out new electric cars, local insurance firms think they're more expensive to cover. But repair costs are another reason for higher insurance prices, since "fewer places have the capability to service electric cars in the U.S.," Gardner said. watch nowIn the U.S., Insurify's analysis of the U.S. market found there was no difference in accident rates among electric cars, hybrids and combustion engine cars. But by official Chinese statistics, new energy vehicles in the country are more prone to fires than traditional fuel-powered ones. Electric cars are based on a platform system, and certifying safety can be faster, he said, noting potential use of virtual testing scenarios, or the ability to test individual parts.
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