China's National Meteorological Center on Sunday evening maintained a yellow alert for rainstorms, as downpours continued to affect many areas across China.
In the early hours of Sunday, a brief but intense spell of heavy rain hit Biancheng Town in Huayuan County, central China's Hunan Province.
Some low-lying areas were flooded, with water levels reaching about 40 centimeters. Villagers' homes and pedestrian paths in scenic areas were inundated, leaving many tourists and residents in low-lying areas stranded.
Local authorities immediately launched rescue operations and evacuated the trapped residents and tourists in batches.
Downpours caused severe waterlogging in several towns in Ganzhou City, east China's Jiangxi Province.
The rainfall has since weakened and floodwaters have receded. Local authorities are carrying out cleanup, disinfection, debris removal, and repair work.
The heavy rainfall also flooded some farmland and vegetable greenhouses. Local authorities are organizing teams to urgently dig drainage ditches and clear obstructions in the fields.
Beijing's urban areas were also affected by heavy rainfall from Saturday to Sunday. Sanitation workers cleared water and debris from roads, especially in low-lying and key sections. According to the Beijing Meteorological Observatory, the rainfall is forecast to continue until Monday.
In Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, continuous rainfall disrupted local travel. Transportation, urban management, and other relevant departments activated emergency plans and promptly cleared drainage facilities.
Rainstorms lash Beijing, cause flooding, waterlogging across central, eastern China
The death toll from the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 87, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Saturday, warning that the outbreak is driven by the Bundibugyo strain, for which no strain-specific vaccine is currently available, and that it carries a high risk of regional spread.
A total of 336 cases, including both suspected and confirmed infections, and 87 deaths have been reported in the latest outbreak in Ituri Province in eastern DRC -- the country's 17th Ebola outbreak since 1976, said Jean Kaseya, director general of Africa CDC, during an online press briefing.
The outbreak has raised regional alarm after Uganda reported an imported Bundibugyo case from the DRC, while Africa CDC warned that cross-border movement, mining-related mobility, and weak surveillance could hamper containment.
Uganda confirmed an imported case involving a 59-year-old Congolese man who died in Kampala on Thursday and tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain.
Africa CDC rated the latest Ebola outbreak at Grade 3, with the risk assessed as very high in the DRC, high for eastern Africa, and moderate for the continent. It cited a four-week detection delay, active community transmission in a peri-urban mining hub, weak contact tracing, infection-control gaps, and multiple health-care worker deaths.
The Ebola virus is highly contagious and can cause symptoms including fever, vomiting, diarrhea, generalized pain or malaise, and, in severe cases, internal and external bleeding.
According to the World Health Organization, Ebola fatality rates vary, depending on the viral subtype.
DR Congo Ebola death toll hits 87 as outbreak strain lacks vaccine, poses high risk: Africa CDC
