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US: Flooding Leaves 2 Homes Lost, Disaster Emergency Declared in Southwest CO

At least two homes were lost, and hundreds of homes were evacuated after unprecedented flooding swept through southwestern Colorado over the weekend. Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency for La Plata and Archuleta counties on Sunday, October 12.

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US: Gifford Fire Closes Highway 166 in California, Prompting Evacuation Orders

The Gifford Fire, a series of brush fires that broke out along Highway 166 near the Gifford Trailhead, about 30 miles east of Santa Maria on Friday, August 1, burning over 5,000 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo County. The blaze forced the closure of the highway and prompted evacuations in parts of the two counties.

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Heavy Rain Leaves Southwest China Under Water

An aerial drone photo shows people clearing silt at a football field of the Cun Chao stadium in Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 25, 2025. Continuous heavy rainfall and upstream inflows have triggered severe flooding in two counties of Guizhou Province in southwest China, prompting mass evacuations. As of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, 48,900 residents were temporarily evacuated in Rongjiang County and 32,000 in Congjiang County. The flood control emergency response has been escalated to Level I, the highest, in both counties. Photo by Long Jianrui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rain Leaves Southwest China Under Water

An aerial drone photo shows people clearing silt at a football field of the Cun Chao stadium in Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 25, 2025. Continuous heavy rainfall and upstream inflows have triggered severe flooding in two counties of Guizhou Province in southwest China, prompting mass evacuations. As of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, 48,900 residents were temporarily evacuated in Rongjiang County and 32,000 in Congjiang County. The flood control emergency response has been escalated to Level I, the highest, in both counties. Photo by Long Jianrui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rain Leaves Southwest China Under Water

Rescuers conduct clearing and rescue work in Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 25, 2025. Continuous heavy rainfall and upstream inflows have triggered severe flooding in two counties of Guizhou Province in southwest China, prompting mass evacuations. As of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, 48,900 residents were temporarily evacuated in Rongjiang County and 32,000 in Congjiang County. The flood control emergency response has been escalated to Level I, the highest, in both counties. Photo by Shi Honghui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rain Leaves Southwest China Under Water

An aerial drone photo shows people clearing silt at a football field of the Cun Chao stadium in Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 25, 2025. Continuous heavy rainfall and upstream inflows have triggered severe flooding in two counties of Guizhou Province in southwest China, prompting mass evacuations. As of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, 48,900 residents were temporarily evacuated in Rongjiang County and 32,000 in Congjiang County. The flood control emergency response has been escalated to Level I, the highest, in both counties. Photo by Long Jianrui/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rain Leaves Southwest China Under Water

An aerial drone photo shows people living in temporary tents in Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 24, 2025. Continuous heavy rainfall and upstream inflows have triggered severe flooding in two counties of Guizhou Province in southwest China, prompting mass evacuations. As of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, 48,900 residents were temporarily evacuated in Rongjiang County and 32,000 in Congjiang County. The flood control emergency response has been escalated to Level I, the highest, in both counties. Photo by Wu Dejun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rain Leaves Southwest China Under Water

An aerial drone photo shows temporary tents in Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 24, 2025. Continuous heavy rainfall and upstream inflows have triggered severe flooding in two counties of Guizhou Province in southwest China, prompting mass evacuations. As of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, 48,900 residents were temporarily evacuated in Rongjiang County and 32,000 in Congjiang County. The flood control emergency response has been escalated to Level I, the highest, in both counties. Photo by Wu Dejun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Multiple Tornado Touchdowns Reported Near Stamford, Texas

At least two tornado touchdowns were reported north of Stamford, northern Texas, on Sunday, May 25. A Tornado Warning was issued for Haskell and Jones counties.

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US: Tornado Leaves Significant Damage in Selmer, West Tennessee

Severe weather systems with tornado warnings swept through Tennessee overnight from Wednesday, April 2, into Thursday, April 3, causing significant damage. Overnight, two tornadoes touched down in Selmer, West Tennessee, leaving a trail of destruction. As of Thursday morning, the death toll had reached at least five across four counties in West Tennessee.

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US: Tornado Leaves Significant Damage in Selmer, West Tennessee 2

Severe weather systems with tornado warnings swept through Tennessee overnight from Wednesday, April 2, into Thursday, April 3, causing significant damage. Overnight, two tornadoes touched down in Selmer, West Tennessee, leaving a trail of destruction. As of Thursday morning, the death toll had reached at least five across four counties in West Tennessee.

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Expressway Construction - China

An aerial drone photo shows a section of an expressway linking Jianhe County and Liping County in southwest China's Guizhou Province, October 20, 2024. With a total length of 74.754 kilometers, the expressway is expected to begin trial operations this year, cutting travel time between two counties to about one hour. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expressway Construction - China

An aerial panoramic drone photo shows a section of an expressway linking Jianhe County and Liping County in southwest China's Guizhou Province, October 20, 2024. With a total length of 74.754 kilometers, the expressway is expected to begin trial operations this year, cutting travel time between two counties to about one hour. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expressway Construction - China

An aerial drone photo shows a section of an expressway linking Jianhe County and Liping County in southwest China's Guizhou Province, October 20, 2024. With a total length of 74.754 kilometers, the expressway is expected to begin trial operations this year, cutting travel time between two counties to about one hour. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expressway Construction - China

An aerial drone photo shows a section of an expressway linking Jianhe County and Liping County in southwest China's Guizhou Province, October 20, 2024. With a total length of 74.754 kilometers, the expressway is expected to begin trial operations this year, cutting travel time between two counties to about one hour. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expressway Construction - China

An aerial drone photo shows a section of an expressway linking Jianhe County and Liping County in southwest China's Guizhou Province, October 20, 2024. With a total length of 74.754 kilometers, the expressway is expected to begin trial operations this year, cutting travel time between two counties to about one hour. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expressway Construction - China

An aerial drone photo shows a section of an expressway linking Jianhe County and Liping County in southwest China's Guizhou Province, October 20, 2024. With a total length of 74.754 kilometers, the expressway is expected to begin trial operations this year, cutting travel time between two counties to about one hour. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expressway Construction - China

An aerial drone photo shows a section of an expressway linking Jianhe County and Liping County in southwest China's Guizhou Province, October 20, 2024. With a total length of 74.754 kilometers, the expressway is expected to begin trial operations this year, cutting travel time between two counties to about one hour. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expressway Construction - China

An aerial drone photo shows a section of an expressway linking Jianhe County and Liping County in southwest China's Guizhou Province, October 20, 2024. With a total length of 74.754 kilometers, the expressway is expected to begin trial operations this year, cutting travel time between two counties to about one hour. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expressway Construction - China

An aerial drone photo shows a section of an expressway linking Jianhe County and Liping County in southwest China's Guizhou Province, October 20, 2024. With a total length of 74.754 kilometers, the expressway is expected to begin trial operations this year, cutting travel time between two counties to about one hour. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ruins of eight ancient city sites discovered in Xiong'an New Area

STORY: Ruins of eight ancient city sites discovered in Xiong'an New Area SHOOTING TIME: March 27 , 2024 DATELINE: April 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: XIONG'AN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the archaeology site STORYLINE: Ruins of eight ancient cities dating back to more than 2,000 years ago were discovered in the Xiong'an New area, suggesting that China's "city of the future" boasts a long history, said local archaeologists. The earliest ruins, namely Nanyang, included two city sites from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). The Nanyang ruins and its surrounding areas covered nearly 18 square kilometers, with the cultural relics spanning nearly 3,000 years from the Neolithic Age down to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and Jin Dynasty (1115-1234). Xiong'an was named after two counties Xiongxian and Anxin, where ruins of two cities were found. The Xiongzhou ancient city in Xiongxian was formed in the period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907-979), of which a few sections o

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US: Tornado Touches Down Near Henry, Illinois

A severe thunderstorm moved through parts of the Midwest on Thursday, February 8, bringing tornado threats, intense lightning, and hail. The National Weather Service confirmed two tornadoes in Marshall and Putnam counties, Illinois. This video shows a visible cloud rotation seemingly touching the ground briefly and dissipating near Henry, Illinois.

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EXPRESSWAY-OPEN (CN)

(231204) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows a section of the Wuxi-Zhenping Expressway in Wuxi County, southwest China's Chongqing. An expressway with bridges or tunnels accounting for 91 percent of its sections opened on Monday, linking southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and Shaanxi Province in the northwest. The 48.7-km expressway connects Wuxi County in Chongqing with Zhenping County in Shaanxi. It is the first direct expressway connecting Chongqing with its northern neighbor Shaanxi. The new expressway has a designed speed of 80 km/h and is expected to reduce road travel between the two counties from over three hours to within an hour. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EXPRESSWAY-OPEN (CN)

(231204) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows a section of the Wuxi-Zhenping Expressway in Wuxi County, southwest China's Chongqing. An expressway with bridges or tunnels accounting for 91 percent of its sections opened on Monday, linking southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and Shaanxi Province in the northwest. The 48.7-km expressway connects Wuxi County in Chongqing with Zhenping County in Shaanxi. It is the first direct expressway connecting Chongqing with its northern neighbor Shaanxi. The new expressway has a designed speed of 80 km/h and is expected to reduce road travel between the two counties from over three hours to within an hour. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EXPRESSWAY-OPEN (CN)

(231204) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows a section of the Wuxi-Zhenping Expressway in Wuxi County, southwest China's Chongqing. An expressway with bridges or tunnels accounting for 91 percent of its sections opened on Monday, linking southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and Shaanxi Province in the northwest. The 48.7-km expressway connects Wuxi County in Chongqing with Zhenping County in Shaanxi. It is the first direct expressway connecting Chongqing with its northern neighbor Shaanxi. The new expressway has a designed speed of 80 km/h and is expected to reduce road travel between the two counties from over three hours to within an hour. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EXPRESSWAY-OPEN (CN)

(231204) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows a section of the Wuxi-Zhenping Expressway in Wuxi County, southwest China's Chongqing. An expressway with bridges or tunnels accounting for 91 percent of its sections opened on Monday, linking southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and Shaanxi Province in the northwest. The 48.7-km expressway connects Wuxi County in Chongqing with Zhenping County in Shaanxi. It is the first direct expressway connecting Chongqing with its northern neighbor Shaanxi. The new expressway has a designed speed of 80 km/h and is expected to reduce road travel between the two counties from over three hours to within an hour. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EXPRESSWAY-OPEN (CN)

(231204) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows a section of the Wuxi-Zhenping Expressway in Wuxi County, southwest China's Chongqing. An expressway with bridges or tunnels accounting for 91 percent of its sections opened on Monday, linking southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and Shaanxi Province in the northwest. The 48.7-km expressway connects Wuxi County in Chongqing with Zhenping County in Shaanxi. It is the first direct expressway connecting Chongqing with its northern neighbor Shaanxi. The new expressway has a designed speed of 80 km/h and is expected to reduce road travel between the two counties from over three hours to within an hour. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EXPRESSWAY-OPEN (CN)

(231204) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows a section of the Wuxi-Zhenping Expressway in Wuxi County, southwest China's Chongqing. An expressway with bridges or tunnels accounting for 91 percent of its sections opened on Monday, linking southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and Shaanxi Province in the northwest. The 48.7-km expressway connects Wuxi County in Chongqing with Zhenping County in Shaanxi. It is the first direct expressway connecting Chongqing with its northern neighbor Shaanxi. The new expressway has a designed speed of 80 km/h and is expected to reduce road travel between the two counties from over three hours to within an hour. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EXPRESSWAY-OPEN (CN)

(231204) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows a section of the Wuxi-Zhenping Expressway in Wuxi County, southwest China's Chongqing. An expressway with bridges or tunnels accounting for 91 percent of its sections opened on Monday, linking southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and Shaanxi Province in the northwest. The 48.7-km expressway connects Wuxi County in Chongqing with Zhenping County in Shaanxi. It is the first direct expressway connecting Chongqing with its northern neighbor Shaanxi. The new expressway has a designed speed of 80 km/h and is expected to reduce road travel between the two counties from over three hours to within an hour. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EXPRESSWAY-OPEN (CN)

(231204) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows a section of the Wuxi-Zhenping Expressway in Wuxi County, southwest China's Chongqing. An expressway with bridges or tunnels accounting for 91 percent of its sections opened on Monday, linking southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and Shaanxi Province in the northwest. The 48.7-km expressway connects Wuxi County in Chongqing with Zhenping County in Shaanxi. It is the first direct expressway connecting Chongqing with its northern neighbor Shaanxi. The new expressway has a designed speed of 80 km/h and is expected to reduce road travel between the two counties from over three hours to within an hour. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-EXPRESSWAY-OPEN (CN)

(231204) -- CHONGQING, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 4, 2023 shows an interchange of the Wuxi-Zhenping Expressway in Wuxi County, southwest China's Chongqing. An expressway with bridges or tunnels accounting for 91 percent of its sections opened on Monday, linking southwest China's Chongqing Municipality and Shaanxi Province in the northwest. The 48.7-km expressway connects Wuxi County in Chongqing with Zhenping County in Shaanxi. It is the first direct expressway connecting Chongqing with its northern neighbor Shaanxi. The new expressway has a designed speed of 80 km/h and is expected to reduce road travel between the two counties from over three hours to within an hour. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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Kenya bolsters flood mitigation efforts as El Nino rains claim lives

STORY: Kenya bolsters flood mitigation efforts as El Nino rains claim lives SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of floods 2. various of senior officials and humanitarian agency representatives 3. SOUNDBITE (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Deputy President of Kenya 4. various of floods STORYLINE: Kenya has stepped up measures to mitigate the effects caused by El Nino rains, which have resulted in over 20 deaths and missing individuals, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said Friday. SOUNDBITE (English): RIGATHI GACHAGUA, Deputy President of Kenya "More than 19 counties in ASAL (arid and semi-arid lands) and non-ASAL areas have been adversary affected by the continuing heavy rains. Two, sections of roads have been cut off in counties like Wajir, Isiolo, Mandera, Marsabit, Tana river, and Garissa, among others. This has reduced access to land. Three, families have been displaced, especially in northern Kenya and downstr

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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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Automobile Promotes Consumption In China

YANTAI, CHINA - JUNE 9, 2023 - Consumers learn about cars at the Summer Huimin Auto Show in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, June 9, 2023. On June 8, 2023, the General Office of the Ministry of Commerce issued a notice to organize and carry out automobile consumption promotion activities, which pointed out that the Ministry of Commerce will organize and carry out automobile consumption promotion activities from June to December 2023. The notice focused on two activity arrangements, namely, the "hundred cities linkage" automobile festival and the "thousands of counties and towns" new energy vehicle consumption season.

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Automobile Promotes Consumption In China

YANTAI, CHINA - JUNE 9, 2023 - Consumers learn about cars at the Summer Huimin Auto Show in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, June 9, 2023. On June 8, 2023, the General Office of the Ministry of Commerce issued a notice to organize and carry out automobile consumption promotion activities, which pointed out that the Ministry of Commerce will organize and carry out automobile consumption promotion activities from June to December 2023. The notice focused on two activity arrangements, namely, the "hundred cities linkage" automobile festival and the "thousands of counties and towns" new energy vehicle consumption season.