Disasters

Disasters 06/15/22, 02:20

An explosion happened in a house in Annan Street, Binhu district, Wuxi city, Jiangsu province at about 6:17 a.m. on June 14. Footage showed that the roof of the 2-story house had collapsed after the explosion. The doors, windows, and some walls were blown away, and the main structure was severely ...

Disasters 06/15/22, 00:38

Mainland media reported that Beijing suffered severe hail storms on June 12. On Sunday, many districts in Beijing went through heavy rains with strong winds and thunderstorms. The largest hailstone’s diameter was recorded at 2 inches.  A resident named Ma from Miyun District said the hail was dense and lasted for dozens ...

Disasters 06/12/22, 23:14

According to Chinese overseas media, people in many flooded areas in Hunan accuse the local authorities of concealing information to downplay the disaster. A resident of Zhuzhou, Hunan named Guo said it’s been raining every day for the past half month. The flood severely damaged his house. Though ​​​​the sidewalks along ...

Disasters 06/12/22, 21:55

Grieving parents in the U.S. are taking China’s giant Alibaba to the San Francisco court over the 3D printer that erupted in flames and claimed their son’s life.  A civil suit officially filed on June 6 said that Calvin Yu bought a 3D printer in November 2019 from AliExpress, the U.S. ...

Disasters 06/12/22, 01:36

Several earthquakes hit Maerkang City of Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province on June 10. According to China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hit Maerkang City at 0:30 on June 10. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 10 kilometers.  The China Earthquake Networks ...

Disasters 06/12/22, 01:35

As reported by China News, landslides occurred on June 9 in many villages in Guangxi Province due to recent heavy rainfall, killing at least seven people, with one person missing. Four villages, including Dacun and Gaotang in Xinfeng Town; Daluodong and Yangdao in Longsheng Town, have been affected by the heavy ...

Disasters 06/11/22, 17:39

On June 10th, it was reported that Shanghai's residential areas were again in lockdown, people were fighting over food, and shops on the street were closed. A resident living in Shanghai said: "How can Shanghai overcome this! Lockdown again!" Someone also said, "I have only been back to work for ...

Disasters 06/11/22, 02:56

China has recently seen several major disasters. Since May 8, 2022, this country has been hit by heavy rainfall and flooding, damaging infrastructure in different areas. Recent incident in Hunan and no-warning discharged floods in the south  Netizens recently got angry because the government discharged floods from dams without warning, disregarding the ...

Disasters 06/11/22, 02:48

A company in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, recently used a mannequin in the fire control room.  As Chinese media Guancha reported, on June 6, the Fire Rescue Detachment of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, was on duty.  At 11:00 p.m., staff discovered something odd during their online inspection via surveillance camera. The team ...

Disasters 06/11/22, 01:54

According to Timednews, a fire broke out on the second floor of Building 18, Hangzhou Bay Building Materials Market in Zhejiang Province at about 10 am on June 9.  A video posted by netizens shows that the entire building materials market was billowing with smoke, reaching hundreds-of-meters high, obscuring the sky ...

Disasters 06/10/22, 00:35

Heavy rains and floods have occurred all over China since May. A video shows Banshi town, Jilin province suffering severe flooding.  Crops are ripe, and it’s time to harvest, but floods have washed all of them away. According to the China Meteorological Administration, torrential heavy rain started to hit  Jilin on the night ...

Disasters 06/10/22, 00:28

The Hunan Provincial Government Information Office reported on June 8 that nearly 1.8 million people were affected by recent heavy rainfall and flooding in Hunan Province. At least 10 people were killed, and three people went missing. According to the report, Hunan experienced the most extensive and longest rainfall this year ...

Disasters 06/09/22, 23:59

On June 9, some netizens broke the news that a plane had allegedly crashed into houses in Laohekou City, Xiangyang, Hubei. The incident triggered an explosion. According to the video posted on the Internet, some local houses were on fire at the scene, with thick smoke billowing up into the ...

Disasters 06/09/22, 23:56

From the beginning of June until now, many places in China, especially in the south, have suffered torrential rain causing local floods. The water levels of many rivers in Guangxi Province have continued to rise. Many villages flooded in the past two days, and people took to boats to get ...

Disasters 06/09/22, 18:09

Does the virus come from North Korea via the wind? The way Chinese officials speak raises eyebrows among experts. Bloomberg reported on June 7 that officials in the Chinese city of Dandong, which borders North Korea, could not determine the source of the recurrent new COVID-19 cases and assumed that the ...

Disasters 06/09/22, 09:00

On June 6, a fire broke out at the Xinjiang Military Region General Hospital. The whole building was filled with thick billowing smoke. At present, zero state media have reported the incident. A video posted by netizens on Twitter shows the hospital's outer wall burning from the bottom up. The exterior ...

Disasters 06/08/22, 23:49

Recently, Chinese media Xiaoxiang Morning News reported that a fire broke out in Sichuan Province on June 6.  The video shows that the fire billowed up into the sky from a distance. Its thick black smoke then formed a huge smoke column that rose high. A local villager told the Xiaoxiang Morning ...

Disasters 06/08/22, 23:30

Since June, heavy rains have been pouring into many parts of southern China. Flooding has occurred in eight provinces, including Guangxi. Many rivers in Guangxi are overflooded, harming residents. On June 5, Liuzhou, a city in north-central Guangxi, suffered the worst flooding this year. The town of Yanjiangmen was submerged ...

Disasters 06/08/22, 17:51

On June 6, heavy rain caused flooding in Ganxian District (Ganxian), Ganzhou City (Ganzhou), Jiangxi Province. Nearly 1,000 people there were evacuated after being stranded in flood. Many towns and villages were severely damaged. Some elementary and middle schools were closed. Mainland media channel NetEase, citing information from China's central broadcaster ...

Disasters 06/07/22, 08:30

Hunan Province has been hit by heavy rainfall since June 1. As a result, numerous floods occurred in many places, and about 280,000 people were affected. According to an online video, on June 3, floods hit various parts of Hunan, from cities to villages. Yiyang City's farmland was in flood. The roads ...