China's weather authority has issued multiple weather alerts as heavy rain, scorching heat, and strong convection impact vast regions, triggering flood defenses and mass evacuations.
China is bracing for more extreme weather as the national meteorological authority issues its second consecutive day of warnings, which include orange alerts for heavy rain and high temperatures, and a blue alert for strong convection, signaling potentially dangerous thunderstorms, hail, and sudden wind gusts.
As of 10:00 Tuesday, the China Meteorological Administration issued an orange rainstorm alert, forecasting medium to heavy rainfall, and in some areas, torrential or even extreme downpours across northeast, north, and central-eastern provinces. The intensity is particularly alarming in eastern Guangxi and western Guangdong, some of which may experience extraordinarily heavy rainfall.
The harsh weather has already hit both northern and southern China, affecting areas such as the Liaodong Peninsula, and the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Sichuan, Fujian, and the Taiwan region.
In Beijing, five districts on Monday escalated their response by issuing a red alert for rainstorms, the highest level in China's four-tier weather warning system.
By 14:00 Monday, over 70,000 residents were evacuated from vulnerable areas in and around the city.
Rescue and emergency teams are being dispatched across the country to aid in flood-prevention and rescue operations, as local governments scramble to mitigate potential disasters caused by rising water levels and landslides.
China on alert as severe weather sweeps across nation
China on alert as severe weather sweeps across nation
