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CHINA RAIN DEATH
Megacity heatwaves are now a fatal nightmareCities are becoming dangerous places at night due to rising temperatures. Lack of cool nights strains the body, increasing risks of serious...- Typhoon Bebinca hits Shanghai with 94-mph winds after 400,000 people were evacuatedThe strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since 1949 made landfall early Monday, leading to the evacuation of over 400,000 people. Flights, fer...
- China reports 7 more deaths from torrential rains brought by tropical storm, raising toll to 22Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Gaemi in southeastern China have caused seven deaths and left three missing in Hunan province, raising the ...
- At least 12 killed by mudslide in China as heavy rains from tropical storm Gaemi drench regionAt least 12 people died in a mudslide at a homestay in China's Yuelin village following heavy rains from tropical storm Gaemi. Separately, ...
- Historic flooding in southern China kills 47, with more floods feared in coming daysSouthern China is grappling with torrential rains that have triggered deadly landslides, killing at least nine and causing massive damage. ...
- Death toll from south China road collapse rises to 48China Road Collapse: Heavy rains caused a stretch of road running from Meizhou city towards Dabu county to cave in at around 2:10 am on Wed...
- Hong Kong halts trading, closes schools post-typhoonMore than 150 millimetres were recorded over most parts of the territory since midnight Monday, and rainfall exceeded 300 millimetres over ...
- China evacuates residents and searches for mudslide victims as storms lash parts of the countryParts of China suffer heavy rains and flooding every summer, but this year has been unusually severe in some areas, while other regions str...
- China rains death toll rises to 78 as new storm approachesRecord-breaking rains have swept across northern China, causing the death of at least 78 people, according to state media. Around 29 people...
- Explainer-What are China's 'sponge cities' and why aren't they stopping the floods?China's "sponge city" initiative, launched in 2015 to boost flood resilience in major cities, has come under scrutiny following devastating...
- Six dead, four missing in rains in ChinaThe current round of rainfall has now ended, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. A total of 18,916 people have been evacuated, with ...
- Death toll rises to 30 in northern China floodsAt least 10 people were killed by floods in Baoding, a city near Beijing, due to Severe Storm Doksuri that hit mainland China last Friday c...
- At least 20 dead and 27 missing in floods surrounding China's capital Beijing, thousands evacuatedAt least 11 people have died and 27 are missing following heavy rainfall in Beijing. The downpour submerged roads and flooded neighbourhood...
- Chinese cities brace for floods as heat scorches inland regionsBeijing and other cities braced for severe flooding on Friday as summer storms rolled across many parts of China, while inland regions bake...
- Record heat wave grips China as flood toll rises in South KoreaWildfires burned for a third day west of the Greek capital Athens, with air water bombers resuming operations at first light and firefighte...
- Shanghai cancels flights as China braces for Typhoon In-faIn-fa was forecast to hit Zhejiang province, south of Shanghai, on Sunday afternoon, with rainfall of 250-350 millimetres (10 to 14 inches)...
- 11 killed, 13 missing in Sichuan Province as heavy rains lash ChinaAuthorities said that eleven persons were killed and 13 others missing after heavy rains lashed southwest China's Sichuan Province beginnin...
- 4 killed in China mudslidesAt least four people have been killed after a mudslide hit west China's Sichuan Province.
- Nine killed in heavy rains in southwest ChinaAt least nine people were killed and 11 others went missing after heavy rains lashed southwest China for the last two days.
- 9 dead in Haiyan-triggered rainstorms in ChinaThe national observatory issued a rainstorm alert today for the southern provinces as rain and tidal waves caused at least seven deaths in ...
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