‘Sudden heavy rainstorm and flash floods’ caused bridge in southern Shaanxi to collapse into river below late on Friday, CCTV reports.
Second-highest rainstorm emergency alert issued as China enters peak rainy season lasting well into August.
Rainstorms kill six people, collapse highway and disrupt rail travel in southwest municipality while floods hit Yangtze River.
Three men in central China who supported an exhausted pregnant woman in three-metre-high flood water while they awaited rescuers have been hailed as heroes.
An online influencer has refused to apologise after she staged a live-streaming session from a rescue boat during severe flooding in China, and accepted cash tips while doing so.
Heavy rain triggered floods and landslides, washing away road links.
Heavy rains continue trail of destruction into Henan and Shandong provinces after dyke breach floods town in Hunan.
A powerful tornado hit the city of Heze in China’s eastern province of Shandong on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring 88.
About 90 metres of breached embankment fortified as of Sunday afternoon, aided by drop in water levels within lake and sunnier weather.
Dongting Lake is a flood basin of the Yangtze River, whose middle and lower reaches are forecast to see more rain in the coming fortnight.
The authorities in Suzhou paid tribute to Hu Youping and three others who intervened to stop the attack last week.
One-third of Pingjiang’s old town and half of its new town is said to be under water and more than 5,300 people have been evacuated so far after torrential rains.
Low snow levels and an alarming glacial melt rate amid an Asian heatwave underline the need for countries to collaborate in climate action.
China has grappled with increasingly extreme weather in recent months, with forecasters warning of worse to come.
Suzhou police salute ‘righteous and courageous’ Hu Youping, saying her ‘great act of justice’ prevented more people being hurt.
Zhejiang government urges departments to guard against deluge breaking river banks, large-scale urban floods and mass casualties.
As agricultural losses mount due to extreme heat, floods, authorities must use advanced technology for warning systems, mitigation, Economic Daily says.
Chinese worker says she did not see fire drill in month at factory where she said Korean-Chinese women aged 30-40 made up most of workforce.
All three are being treated for their injuries in hospital while the man is in custody after the Monday incident.
Insurance estimates put damage at more than US$85 million and rising as flooding rains move across the country.
Saving lives and ensuring food security are vital as deadly rainstorms hit the south and drought cripples northern agricultural region.
Thousands homeless after heavy rainfall pounds the Yellow Mountains in Anhui province in a single day.
Article in official China Environment News comes as country tackles another summer of severe weather against the backdrop of climate change.
