BTN News: In an extreme weather tale in southern China, flooding and landslides amid torrential rains menace the landscape, killing people, rend thousands homeless and inflicting heavy economic losses. The country is meanwhile enduring a fierce drought in parts of the north, highlighting the nation’s resilience to weather extremes.
Torrential Rain and Landslides in Southern China
The rains have battered parts of southern China like Guangdong and Fujian provinces over the past number of days, triggering landslides that have killed at least nine people, with a number of others unaccounted for. In Wuping county in Fujian province, 372.
Guangdong Province | Meizhou City: 5 people were buried by severe flooding and gully, 15 people have lost their connections At least it took out the lights for over 130,000 homes across the region, piling more frustration on top of the problems already on residents suffering in the wake of [these] natural disasters.
Efforts in Rescue and Relief
Authorities have launched a massive rescue operation with three helicopters and more than 200 rescue teams searching for survivors and to provide relief to the affected areas. Thousands of people have been moved from flooded homes and vulnerable areas along the Hanjiang River in a bid to reduce the loss of life, state media said, although it is not known how many remain to be evacuated or could be left.
Northern China’s Tough Moods of Drought
Meanwhile, northern China, which includes Beijing, continues to suffer from a drought and stifling heat. The National Meteorological Center is predicting temperatures up to 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) in these areas, and warnings over heat. This appalling disparity in temperatures is just a reflection of the diverse climatic difficulties a country like this faces, and the stamina and possibility required to handle all of them.
Government Response & Outlook
While the Chinese Vice Premier, Liu Guozhong means that there should be strict water conservancy on the one hand, water resources at the same time must be scientifically rationed. They are part of efforts to strengthen longer-term agricultural resilience by promoting the planting of drought-resistant crops to safeguard future food security in the harvest seasons.
Conclusion
In China, face torn with drought, we are caught in a duel between flooding and heat, angering the cry of heaven. Ongoing rescue efforts and changing agricultural strategies under a new climate regime, the resilience and adaptive capacity of communities throughout China is of significant concern in a rapidly changing world.
