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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) — Chinese authorities on Wednesday issued an emergency response and several warnings over impending or possible natural disasters.
China’s National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued a blue alert for heavy rain and severe convective phenomena, while the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) issued a level 3 emergency response for meteorological disasters.
According to the NMC forecast, from 20:00 on May 7 to 20:00 on May 8, thunderstorms, gales and hail are expected in some parts of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the provinces of Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Anhui, Hubei, Guizhou, Hunan and Jiangxi, as well as the centrally subordinate municipalities of Beijing and Chongqing. In addition, winds with a force of over 11 on the Chinese scale (28.5-32.6 meters per second) are forecast in some areas of the provinces of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guizhou and the city of Chongqing.
The Ministry of Water Resources of China jointly with the CMU issued a yellow alert due to the threat of mountain torrents in some areas of Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei and Hunan provinces.
In addition, a yellow alert was issued on Wednesday for meteorological risks of geological disasters, with relatively high risks observed in parts of Anhui, Guangdong, Guizhou and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Local authorities are instructed to closely monitor weather conditions in real time, issue early warnings of possible flooding and carry out evacuation measures if necessary, while the population is advised to take precautions when in risky areas.
China has a four-tier weather warning system, with red representing the highest level of danger, followed by orange, yellow and blue. The emergency response system also has four levels, with level 1 being the most serious. –0–