Disasters

Disasters 08/15/22, 04:01

China's high-speed rail massive delays  Multiple railway hubs experienced large-scale train delays at the same time on August 12. Netizens had heated discussions about the delays. As Jimu News reported, many railway stations including Chongqing North Railway Station, Chengdu East Railway Station, and other railway hubs all experienced simultaneous large-scale delays. The ...

Disasters 08/15/22, 03:48

Shanghai: People flee after hearing that the building has COVID cases The Shanghai Municipal Health Commission reported two new confirmed COVID cases on August 11. Among that, 5 are asymptomatic. According to NetEase, there were online rumors of an epidemic at Shanghai Oriental Fisherman's Wharf the next day, causing visitors and customers ...

Disasters 08/15/22, 03:47

STD reported that a sudden flash flood occurred on August 13 in Longchugou, Pengzhou, Sichuan. A clip spread on the internet showing that many people were playing in the river at the time. Some people drowned, others were swept away in the fast-moving water, and still others were able to get ...

Disasters 08/14/22, 03:52

According to Vision Times, China is suffering an unusual heat wave, and temperatures above 40 ℃ (104 ºF) exceed the national high-temperature rankings. The China Central Meteorological Observatory issued a high-temperature red warning on August 12 for 23 consecutive days. On August 11, the temperature continued to soar in Xinjiang's southern and ...

Disasters 08/14/22, 03:48

Heavy rain and flash floods hit multiple areas in Shanxi Province on Wednesday, causing damage to houses, roads, and farmland. Billowing floods also washed away many cars. Ningxiang Town and Jinluo Town were the most severely affected in the region.   Multiple video footage posted on the Internet and broadcast showed that ...

Disasters 08/13/22, 03:03

According to new.qq.com, from Aug. 10 to Aug. 11, a very heavy rainstorm hit Zhongyang County, Lvliang City, Shanxi Province. As a result, some houses collapsed, roads were washed out, and vehicles were swept away.  Supermarket owner Mr. Qiao,  in Jinluo Town, Zhongyang County, where flooding is more serious, said that ...

Disasters 08/12/22, 02:37

According to new.qq.com, from Aug. 10 to Aug. 11, a very heavy rainstorm hit Zhongyang County, Lvliang City, Shanxi Province. As a result, some houses collapsed, roads were washed out, and vehicles were swept away.  Supermarket owner Mr. Qiao,  in Jinluo Town, Zhongyang County, where flooding is more serious, said that ...

Disasters 08/12/22, 02:25

Hail suddenly hits Qinghai, nearly a thousand cars smashed A sudden hailstorm fell in Xinyuan Township, Tianjun County on August 9 at about 6:10 p.m., causing heavy losses. According to Sohu, locals said that the hailstorm lasted for ten minutes. Car glasses were smashed, people were injured, and sheep were injured and ...

Disasters 08/10/22, 02:37

China has just begun construction of a new tunnel project named Yinjiangbuhan on July 7 designed to send water from the Three Gorges Dam to Beijing. The Yinjiangbuhan tunnel is expected to be 870 miles long, and parts will go as deep as  3,300 feet underground. It is about twice as long ...

Disasters 08/09/22, 03:40

Adding more to China’s stringent pandemic saga are COVID supervisors now patrolling Shenzhen city’s streets. They were the main characters of a blog post on NetEase on August 7. They are not the reputable Dabai army, a trademark of China’s zero-tolerance policy, who are mostly volunteers or local officials in white ...

Disasters 08/09/22, 03:29

According to NTD, the pandemic on Hainan Island continued to deteriorate as the number of positive cases of COVID-19 increased rapidly.  In addition to Sanya City, the cities of Danzhou, Wanning, and Quionghai have announced lockdowns. Sanya International Airport has suspended flights. On Sunday, AuG. 7, Hainan provincial government announced that since ...

Disasters 08/09/22, 03:13

Chinese media on Sunday, Aug. 7, reported that microbiologists in Beijing and Qingdao had found a new virus in Shandong and Henan called Langya henipavirus. At least 35 people are infected. Microbiologists said this virus could be fatal, and genomic testing suggests that shrews may be the natural host for ...

Disasters 08/08/22, 03:00

A new pandemic wave has emerged throughout China, showing rapid development. On August 6th, Zhejiang officials reported that their current pandemic is an Omicron BA. 5.2 mutant strain with five generations found in cases within only six days. According to CCTV, Zhejiang's official news on August 6, there was a cluster ...

Disasters 08/08/22, 02:56

NTD reported that in recent days, Liaoning province has suffered from heavy rain and floods in many places.  Specifically, 10 localities of Liaoning with a population of over 470,000 people and 127 thousand hectares of crops were affected by floods. A dyke on the Chaoyang River in Panjin City was breached for ...

Disasters 08/08/22, 02:49

On August 6, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and 12 other provinces and cities had 8 to 10 thunderstorms or hailstorms. Eighteen  provinces and cities had flashes of heavy precipitation.  Hail the size of an egg pummeled Shanghai.  On the same day, Beijing, Shanghai, Xinjiang, Sichuan, and other 18 provinces and cities had temperatures ...

Disasters 08/07/22, 04:19

The Covid-19 epidemic is spreading on Hainan Island. On August 4, the press conference on disease prevention and control in Sanya city announced that variants BA.5.1.3 had appeared locally. Health officials in Hainan on Friday, August 5, announced that from August 1 to 5, the cumulative number of confirmed cases was ...