Nine people are missing in central China after a landslide sparked by heavy rains amid flooding and searing temperatures across much of the country, authorities said Sunday.
FILE - A woman wearing an electric fan and carrying an umbrella visits the Forbidden City on a sweltering day in Beijing, on July 7, 2023. Earlier this week, Beijing reported more than nine straight days with temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius , a streak unseen since 1961. –
Tens of thousands of people have been moved to shelters amid heavy flooding in northern, central and southeastern China. Seasonal flooding is a regular occurrence in China, but this year's rising waters have been accompanied by unusually prolonged stretches of high temperatures.simultaneously this summer by heatwaves, flooding and drought.Earlier this week, Beijing reported more than nine straight days with temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius , a streak unseen since 1961.
Health authorities in Shaoxing, a city in Zhejiang province, said Thursday they have recorded deaths caused by the heat but did not specify any details., a southwestern metropolis known for its torrid summers, have for years used their air raid tunnels as public cooling centers.
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