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The original was posted on /r/worldnews by /u/Hob-999 on 2024-06-16 21:17:14+00:00.
China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north
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https://apnews.com/article/china-flood-heat-wave-drought-weather-226efee9b816bb2d246347f791ceed4e
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BEIJING (AP) — China is being buffeted by two weather extremes, with heavy rain and flooding forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in the south and a heat wave prompting fears of a drought for farmers in the north.
The body of a student who fell into a swollen river in the southern city of Guilin was found two days later on Saturday, state broadcaster CCTV said in an online report.
One landslide trapped a truck in Songxi county, and videos posted online by the Quanzhou government showed vehicles inundated with muddy flood waters in a part of the historic city.
The Chinese government has issued repeated calls to step up disaster prevention and preparedness in anticipation of more severe weather events because of climate change.
Violent rain and hailstorms killed seven people in eastern China’s Jiangxi province earlier this year.
A Chinese vice premier, Liu Guozhong, called for drought prevention efforts Saturday on an inspection tour of Hebei province, which borders Beijing.
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