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China: Man Takes Cover Behind Building Column From Violent Storm In Yanjiao

A violent storm descended on Yanjiao in northern China's Hebei province on July 7, bringing heavy rain and ferocious winds. This video shows a man taking cover inside a building, hiding behind a column from heavy rain and lashing winds. According to the weather forecast on July 5, many places in Hebei Province will face intense weather with heavy rain and gusty winds. The public was reminded to take precautions in the coming days.

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US: Severe Weather Prompts Tornado Watch In Central Texas 4

Severe weather prompted tornado watches across central Texas on Wednesday, May 22. A tornado was reported in Temple on Wednesday evening with footage on social media showing ferocious winds, hail, and damage to homes. This footage shows hail and lashing rain and winds pelting Buc-ee's convenience store in Temple, TX.

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US: Severe Weather Prompts Tornado Watch In Central Texas 5

Severe weather prompted tornado watches across central Texas on Wednesday, May 22. A tornado was reported in Temple on Wednesday evening with footage on social media showing ferocious winds, hail, and damage to homes. This footage shows hail and lashing rain and winds pelting Buc-ee's convenience store in Temple, TX.

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US: Severe Weather Prompts Tornado Watch In Central Texas 3

Severe weather prompted tornado watches across central Texas on Wednesday, May 22. A tornado was reported in Temple on Wednesday evening with footage on social media showing ferocious winds, hail, and damage to homes. This footage shows heavy rain and lashing winds in Temple, Texas.

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US: Severe Weather Prompts Tornado Watch In Central Texas

Severe weather prompted tornado watches across central Texas on Wednesday, May 22. A tornado was reported in Temple on Wednesday evening with footage on social media showing ferocious winds, hail, and damage to homes. This footage shows ferocious winds lashing a neighborhood in Temple, Texas.

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US: Severe Storms Lash Southwest Louisiana

Severe storms hit southwest Louisiana on early Wednesday, April 10, with strong winds and rain. Power outage affected thousand of households. This video shows lashing winds and rain in Lake Charles, LA.

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a cordoned-off crossroad in Panyu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. According to the monitoring of the meteorological observatory of Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong, from 8:00 a.m. Thursday to 3:00 a.m. Friday, the city witnessed this year's strongest rainstorm, reaching a particularly serious level. The flood, drought and typhoon control headquarters of south China's Guangdong Province updated the emergency response for heavy rain-triggered flooding from Level IV to Level II, the second-highest level, at 1:30 a.m. Friday. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members clean up sewerage facilities in Panyu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. According to the monitoring of the meteorological observatory of Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong, from 8:00 a.m. Thursday to 3:00 a.m. Friday, the city witnessed this year's strongest rainstorm, reaching a particularly serious level. The flood, drought and typhoon control headquarters of south China's Guangdong Province updated the emergency response for heavy rain-triggered flooding from Level IV to Level II, the second-highest level, at 1:30 a.m. Friday. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man carrying his child wades through floodwater on a flooded road in Panyu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. According to the monitoring of the meteorological observatory of Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong, from 8:00 a.m. Thursday to 3:00 a.m. Friday, the city witnessed this year's strongest rainstorm, reaching a particularly serious level. The flood, drought and typhoon control headquarters of south China's Guangdong Province updated the emergency response for heavy rain-triggered flooding from Level IV to Level II, the second-highest level, at 1:30 a.m. Friday. (Xinhua/Li Jiale)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members fence off a manhole on a flooded road in Panyu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. According to the monitoring of the meteorological observatory of Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong, from 8:00 a.m. Thursday to 3:00 a.m. Friday, the city witnessed this year's strongest rainstorm, reaching a particularly serious level. The flood, drought and typhoon control headquarters of south China's Guangdong Province updated the emergency response for heavy rain-triggered flooding from Level IV to Level II, the second-highest level, at 1:30 a.m. Friday. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A rescue vehicle runs on a flooded road in Panyu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. According to the monitoring of the meteorological observatory of Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong, from 8:00 a.m. Thursday to 3:00 a.m. Friday, the city witnessed this year's strongest rainstorm, reaching a particularly serious level. The flood, drought and typhoon control headquarters of south China's Guangdong Province updated the emergency response for heavy rain-triggered flooding from Level IV to Level II, the second-highest level, at 1:30 a.m. Friday. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A deliveryman rides on a flooded road in Panyu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. According to the monitoring of the meteorological observatory of Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong, from 8:00 a.m. Thursday to 3:00 a.m. Friday, the city witnessed this year's strongest rainstorm, reaching a particularly serious level. The flood, drought and typhoon control headquarters of south China's Guangdong Province updated the emergency response for heavy rain-triggered flooding from Level IV to Level II, the second-highest level, at 1:30 a.m. Friday. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers remove fallen trees in Panyu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. According to the monitoring of the meteorological observatory of Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong, from 8:00 a.m. Thursday to 3:00 a.m. Friday, the city witnessed this year's strongest rainstorm, reaching a particularly serious level. The flood, drought and typhoon control headquarters of south China's Guangdong Province updated the emergency response for heavy rain-triggered flooding from Level IV to Level II, the second-highest level, at 1:30 a.m. Friday. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters transfer stranded residents in Longgang District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members carry sand bags for floodwater control at a subway station in Longgang District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Photo by Yang Wenjie/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members drain floodwater at a subway station in Longgang District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Photo by Yang Wenjie/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers transfer stranded citizens in Luohu District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police officers direct traffic in the heavy rain on a street in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters transfer stranded residents in Longgang District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A deliveryman rides in the heavy rain on a street in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A deliveryman rides in the heavy rain on a street in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A traffic jam caused by adverse weather is seen in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters transfer stranded residents in Longgang District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A police officer directs traffic in the heavy rain on a street in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A police officer directs traffic in the heavy rain on a street in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members carry sand bags for floodwater control at a subway station in Longgang District of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 7, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Photo by Yang Wenjie/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People move in the heavy rain on a street in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police officers direct traffic in the heavy rain on a street in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- SHENZHEN, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers try to remove fallen trees from a street in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. From 5 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, the average rainfall in Shenzhen was 202.8 mm, and the maximum cumulative rainfall reached 469 mm, according to the municipal meteorological bureau. The bureau said this rainfall featured super strong intensity, long duration and wide range of torrential rain, with four rainfall records, namely two-hour, three-hour, six-hour and 12-hour maximum rainfall, broken since Shenzhen started keeping meteorological records in 1952. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's breadbasket province braces for another typhoon lashing

(230811) -- HARBIN, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows rice seedlings in a modern agricultural industrial park in Wuchang, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's breadbasket province braces for another typhoon lashing

(230811) -- HARBIN, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows the intelligent control devices for water supply in a modern agricultural industrial park in Wuchang, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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China's breadbasket province braces for another typhoon lashing

STORY: China's breadbasket province braces for another typhoon lashing DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: HARBIN CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of flood affected areas in Heilongjiang and Jilin Province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI CHEN'GANG, Engineer, China Railway No.4 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI ZHIHENG, Head of the emergency rescue center, Shulan City, Jilin Province 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DU YANHUI, Director of Wuchang City's agricultural technology promotion center 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LI YANJUN, Plant protection researcher, Wuchang City's agricultural technology promotion center STORYLINE: China has been ramping up prevention measures against Typhoon Khanun, which is expected to make landfall in northeastern provinces on Saturday. While grappling with extreme rainfall affected by Typhoon Doksuri, China's breadbasket province Heilongjiang on Thursday activated the second-level emergency response to flood control to cope with the impact of

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Xinhua Headlines: China's breadbasket province braces for another typhoon lashing

(230811) -- HARBIN, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows meteorological monitoring devices in a modern agricultural industrial park in Wuchang, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's breadbasket province braces for another typhoon lashing

(230811) -- HARBIN, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 9, 2023 shows flooded paddy fields in Xingye Village of Anjia Town in Wuchang, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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Xinhua Headlines: China's breadbasket province braces for another typhoon lashing

(230811) -- HARBIN, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 9, 2023 shows flooded paddy fields in Xingye Village of Anjia Town in Wuchang, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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8 children killed in NW Pakistan's landslide

STORY: 8 children killed in NW Pakistan's landslide DATELINE: July 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site STORYLINE: Eight children have been killed in the latest landslide in Shangla district of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to rescue teams. The children were playing cricket in a ground located at the foot of a dune and got buried under it due to the landslide that occurred on Thursday, the state-run Rescue 1122 said in a statement. After an hours-long operation till late Thursday night, Rescue 1122, local volunteers and rescue teams from Pakistan Army recovered eight bodies and an injured kid from the rubble. Locals have confirmed that there is no more missing kids under the rubble. The rescue teams said that the landslide was triggered by heavy rain lashing the area since Wednesday. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Islamabad. (XHTV)

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Downpour triggers floods, landslides in Kumluca, S. Türkiye

STORY: Downpour triggers floods, landslides in Kumluca, S. Türkiye DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of floods of Antalya STORYLINE: A downpour heaviest in years caused severe floods and landslides in Türkiye's southern Kumluca district, destroying bridges and sweeping away cars, local authorities said Monday. The rain started on Sunday night and grew into a downpour after midnight, with power outages experienced from time to time in Kumluca as the rain kept lashing down. The primary and secondary schools have been suspended for one day in the Kumluca and Finike districts of Antalya. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

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PAKISTAN-BALOCHISTAN-RAIN-RELATED ACCIDENTS

(220706) -- QUETTA, July 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Houses damaged by heavy rains are seen in Quetta, Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, July 5, 2022. Twenty-five people were killed in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, the director-general of the provincial disaster management authority (PDMA) said on Tuesday. The torrential rains started lashing various districts of the province on Monday and the downpour has continued, resulting in a number of accidents. The provincial capital Quetta declared a calamity-hit area after eight people including kids died in the rain-triggered accidents. (Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-BALOCHISTAN-RAIN-RELATED ACCIDENTS

(220706) -- QUETTA, July 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 5, 2022 shows a street flooded by heavy rains in Quetta, Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province. Twenty-five people were killed in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, the director-general of the provincial disaster management authority (PDMA) said on Tuesday. The torrential rains started lashing various districts of the province on Monday and the downpour has continued, resulting in a number of accidents. The provincial capital Quetta declared a calamity-hit area after eight people including kids died in the rain-triggered accidents. (Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-BALOCHISTAN-RAIN-RELATED ACCIDENTS

(220706) -- QUETTA, July 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Houses damaged by heavy rains are seen in Quetta, Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, July 5, 2022. Twenty-five people were killed in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, the director-general of the provincial disaster management authority (PDMA) said on Tuesday. The torrential rains started lashing various districts of the province on Monday and the downpour has continued, resulting in a number of accidents. The provincial capital Quetta declared a calamity-hit area after eight people including kids died in the rain-triggered accidents. (Xinhua)

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PAKISTAN-BALOCHISTAN-RAIN-RELATED ACCIDENTS

(220706) -- QUETTA, July 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Houses damaged by heavy rains are seen in Quetta, Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, July 5, 2022. Twenty-five people were killed in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, the director-general of the provincial disaster management authority (PDMA) said on Tuesday. The torrential rains started lashing various districts of the province on Monday and the downpour has continued, resulting in a number of accidents. The provincial capital Quetta declared a calamity-hit area after eight people including kids died in the rain-triggered accidents. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-QIUBEI-FLOODS (CN)

(220527) -- QIUBEI, May 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Residents and rescuers work at the flooded area in Qiubei County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 27, 2022. Persistent torrential rain that began lashing Qiubei County in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Thursday has claimed four lives as of 4:30 p.m. Friday, while four others remain missing, according to the county government. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-QIUBEI-FLOODS (CN)

(220527) -- QIUBEI, May 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers search for missing people at the flooded area in Qiubei County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 27, 2022. Persistent torrential rain that began lashing Qiubei County in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Thursday has claimed four lives as of 4:30 p.m. Friday, while four others remain missing, according to the county government. (Xinhua)

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China attacks foreign brands over Xinjiang

Photo taken on March 26, 2021, shows an H&M store in Beijing. China is lashing out at H&M and other foreign clothing brands in the wake of Western sanctions on Chinese officials accused of human rights abuses in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. H&M said recently it would stop buying cotton grown in Xinjiang, citing reports of forced labor there. ==Kyodo

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China attacks foreign brands over Xinjiang

Photo taken on March 26, 2021, shows a Nike store in Beijing. China is lashing out at Nike and other foreign clothing and footwear brands in the wake of Western sanctions on Chinese officials accused of human rights abuses in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken July 8, 2020, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows houses in danger of flooding as the Hida River in Gero in Gifu Prefecture overflows due to torrential rain lashing central Japan.