MIL-OSI Russia: China issues yellow alert over heavy rainfall in several regions

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Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) — China’s National Meteorological Center (NMC) on Saturday issued a yellow alert for heavy rain.

According to the NMC, heavy rains are expected to hit some areas along the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers, Hanjiang, and areas in Guizhou Province (southwest China) and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (south China) from 2:00 p.m. Saturday to 2:00 p.m. Sunday.

Some parts of Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei and Zhejiang provinces will see up to 180 mm of rainfall, while some areas in these regions will experience short-term heavy rainfall with hourly rainfall of 80 mm or more, accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds.

Let us recall that China has a four-tier weather warning system, with the highest level of danger indicated by red, followed in descending order by orange, yellow and blue. -0-

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