Driver rammed his car into pedestrians in Guangzhou, killing 5 people and wounding 13. Eyewitnesses say he deliberately drove into people waiting for traffic light. Video shows girl lying on the ground and her mother sobbing at her side. A guy who rammed his car into pedestrians in Guangzhou, killing five people and wounding 13, … Read more
Heavy rains drove water levels in the Pearl River delta to their highest level in almost a century. Forecasters predict record-breaking flooding in parts of southern China. Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated from Guangdong province’s worst-affected areas, including Shenzhen. Floods were forecast in parts of southern China on Thursday as torrential rains … Read more
The maximum hourly rainfall at Youyang Township, Xianyou County, was recorded at 78.6 mm. Some parts of the province have been afflicted by flooding, landslides, property damage, and other disasters. FUZHOU: Fujian Province in East China has evacuated about 220,000 residents in anticipation of torrential rain and weather-induced flooding beginning early this month. Some sections … Read more
China renews a yellow alert for rainstorms in various parts of the country. National Meteorological Center has advised local governments to make appropriate preparations. Yellow is the most severe weather warning system. BEIJING: The National Meteorological Center of China renewed a yellow alert for rainstorms across the country on Monday. Heavy rains are anticipated to … Read more
The National Meteorological Center of China issued an orange signal for rainstorms across the country on Wednesday. Rain is anticipated to lash regions of Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan from Wednesday evening through Thursday evening. Within 24 hours, some locations will receive up to 280 millimetres of rain. Hourly precipitation of over 100 … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 2,010 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, down from 2,591 on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday. Of the new local infections, 1,810 were reported in the province of Jilin, 69 in Fujian, 29 in Tianjin, 16 in Shandong, 12 in Jiangxi, 10 each in Heilongjiang and Henan. … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 1,226 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, down from 1,860 on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday. Of the new local infections, 742 were reported in the northeastern province of Jilin, 99 in east China’s Fujian Province, 83 in the southern province of Guangdong, and 62 in northeast … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 3,507 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. Of the new local infections, 3,076 were reported in Jilin, 106 in Shandong, 53 in Shaanxi, 51 in Tianjin, 48 in Guangdong, 33 in Fujian, 31 in Zhejiang, 24 in Liaoning, 20 in Jiangsu, 13 in … Read more
BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 89 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Saturday. Of the new local cases, 77 were reported in Zhejiang, seven in Shaanxi, two in Guangdong and one each in Inner Mongolia, Shanghai and Fujian, the commission … Read more
BEIJING: With his clean record and the austere air of a Chinese Communist Party cadre, nothing seemed to indicate Zhang Gaoli would, at the age of 75, find himself embroiled in a sex scandal with global repercussions. The former vice-premier (2013-18) has been accused by tennis champion Peng Shuai — in a message promptly censored … Read more
BEIJING: Typhoon Lupit made landfall in China’s Shantou city, Guangdong Province, at about 11:20 a.m. Thursday, packing winds of up to 23 meters per second at its center, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC). From 2 p.m. Thursday to 2 p.m. Friday, parts of Fujian, Guangxi and Guangdong will experience heavy downpours of 250-300 … Read more
