June 17, 2022
Authorities
across much of southern China have issued weather advisories for heavy rain and
severe flooding.
Over 80 rivers have already seen waters exceed warning levels after
days of heavy rains.
Over 1.79 million people in central China's Hunan Province have been affected
by heavy rain and more than 2,700 houses have collapsed or been seriously
damaged. Around 286,000 people have been evacuated in the province,
according to the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters.
"These levels of
rainfall not seen since the early 1960s"
· In Fujian, torrential rain has caused landslides and blocked roadways throughout
the province and more than 63,000 residents in Fujian have been
evacuated
· Primary schools and kindergartens have suspended
classes
Firefighters formed a “human bridge” to help
evacuate local residents.
People run for cover as
heavy rainfall in the south and central China damages power lines and wreaks
havoc in the streets. A landslide was triggered and buried a stone factory in
the Fujian province. Take a look at the damage.
Meanwhile, across the
globe...
· Temperatures are rising throughout the world,
as heat waves bake
major cities in Europe, Pakistan, India, and the U.S., putting many people’s
lives in danger from the boiling conditions
· Temperatures reached nearly 104 degrees
Fahrenheit in Southern Spain
· A broken water main left residents in Odessa, Texas without water
as the temperatures hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit
After historic flooding
washed away roads and structures in Yellowstone National Park in
the western United States, parts of the famous park will remain closed for the
rest of the year
(Sources: China Report)
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