Heavy rains prompted several regions across China to activate emergency responses on Sunday, with warnings of possible disasters caused by days of intense rains in some areas.
The meteorological service of Nanning City, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, issued an orange lightning warning on Sunday morning.
It warned that most urban areas of Nanning will be affected by thunderstorm and some parts of the city will see heavy precipitation and strong winds.
The lightning warning was followed by another yellow warning for rainstorm, with most parts of Nanning to see heavy rains of 20 to 40 millimeters.
In some areas, precipitation will exceed 50 millimeters and will also be accompanied by thunder and gusty winds.
The central province of Hubei activated a Level III emergency response for major meteorological disasters on Sunday morning.
Local meteorological service estimated that from Sunday night to Tuesday, the province will see heavy to torrential rains and some regions will experience downpours accompanied by severe convective weather.
Local authorities said the public should stay alert to secondary disasters triggered by persistent heavy rains.
Rains hit north China's Tianjin Municipality on Saturday night.
The rainfall intensified significantly on Sunday morning and the rainy weather is projected to last until Monday.
Heavy rains prompt emergency responses in several regions
Russia views China as a trusted educational cooperation partner and the China-Russia Years of Education (2026-2027) will strengthen bilateral educational and people-to-people ties, Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov said at a recent interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN).
Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to China on May 19-20 at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. His visit comes as the two neighbors have designated 2026 and 2027 as the China-Russia Years of Education.
"We believe it is highly reasonable to designate 2026 and 2027 as the China-Russia Years of Education. We expect in-depth exchanges and cooperation to keep expanding, and pay mutual attention to education resources in both countries. The number of Chinese students in Russia is rising, with over 56,000 pursuing formal higher education degrees and around 10,000 attending pre-university courses," said Falkov.
The minister said the sci-tech cooperation is an important part of the bilateral educational collaboration.
"Emerging cutting-edge technologies bring genuine challenges to current education systems. Advanced scientific expertise, constant knowledge upgrading and sci-tech cooperation are essential for modern economic development. For this reason, partnering closely with our trusted friend is the optimal choice," he said.
Russia views China as trusted educational cooperation partner: minister
