The Chinese government has issued its highest-level rainstorm warning and evacuated more than 100,000 people as rain continues to lash the south of the country. Beijing raised the alert on Tuesday as ongoing storms threatened to worsen already massive flooding in Guangdong province. Four people were reported killed over the weekend, while 10 others are … Read more
The blaze broke out in the basement of shops in the city of Xinyu, with several people injured and others still trapped. At least 39 people have been killed in a fire in China’s southeastern province of Jiangxi, according to government officials. The blaze broke out on Wednesday in the basement of shops in the … Read more
Rescue efforts under way in mountainous area of southwestern China after pre-dawn disaster. Rescue efforts are under way in southwestern China’s mountainous Yunnan province after at least 47 people were buried in a landslide. State news agency Xinhua reported that the disaster struck just before 6am (22:00 GMT on Sunday) in the village of Liangshui, … Read more