China: Worker Quickly Tackles Burning Truck Tire at Water Station in Guizhou

On May 7, 2026, a truck tire caught fire as the vehicle approached a water filling station in Anshun, Guizhou, China. A female worker at the station quickly grabbed a hose. Her quick reaction helped prevent the fire from spreading to the rest of the vehicle and avoided a potentially more dangerous accident.

Water Resources Allocation Project - China

Water Resources Allocation Project - China

An aerial drone photo taken on December 30, 2025 shows a pumping station of a water resources allocation project in southwest China's Chongqing. With a total investment of 14.345 billion yuan (about 2.05 billion U.S. dollars) and an annual water supply of over 1 billion cubic meters, the water resources allocation project in Chongqing achieved full water supply on Tuesday. The project is expected to benefit approximately 10 million people. Photo by Huang Wei /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Water Resources Allocation Project - China

Water Resources Allocation Project - China

A staff member monitors the operation of a pumping station of a water resources allocation project in southwest China's Chongqing, December 30, 2025. With a total investment of 14.345 billion yuan (about 2.05 billion U.S. dollars) and an annual water supply of over 1 billion cubic meters, the water resources allocation project in Chongqing achieved full water supply on Tuesday. The project is expected to benefit approximately 10 million people. Photo by Huang Wei /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Water Resources Allocation Project - China

Water Resources Allocation Project - China

Staff members inspect a pumping station of a water resources allocation project in southwest China's Chongqing, December 30, 2025. With a total investment of 14.345 billion yuan (about 2.05 billion U.S. dollars) and an annual water supply of over 1 billion cubic meters, the water resources allocation project in Chongqing achieved full water supply on Tuesday. The project is expected to benefit approximately 10 million people. Photo by Huang Wei /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Water Resources Allocation Project - China

Water Resources Allocation Project - China

Staff members inspect a pumping station of a water resources allocation project in southwest China's Chongqing, December 30, 2025. With a total investment of 14.345 billion yuan (about 2.05 billion U.S. dollars) and an annual water supply of over 1 billion cubic meters, the water resources allocation project in Chongqing achieved full water supply on Tuesday. The project is expected to benefit approximately 10 million people. Photo by Huang Wei /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China Photovoltaic Industry

China Photovoltaic Industry

Staff conducted a patrol inspection of photovoltaic power generation facilities at the Dingyuan Guangyuan 30 MW water-based photovoltaic power station in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, China on December 8, 2025.

China Photovoltaic Industry

China Photovoltaic Industry

Staff conducted a patrol inspection of photovoltaic power generation facilities at the Dingyuan Guangyuan 30 MW water-based photovoltaic power station in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, China on December 8, 2025.

China Photovoltaic Industry

China Photovoltaic Industry

Staff conducted a patrol inspection of photovoltaic power generation facilities at the Dingyuan Guangyuan 30 MW water-based photovoltaic power station in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, China on December 8, 2025.

China Photovoltaic Industry

China Photovoltaic Industry

Staff conducted a patrol inspection of photovoltaic power generation facilities at the Dingyuan Guangyuan 30 MW water-based photovoltaic power station in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, China on December 8, 2025.

China Photovoltaic Industry

China Photovoltaic Industry

Staff conducted a patrol inspection of photovoltaic power generation facilities at the Dingyuan Guangyuan 30 MW water-based photovoltaic power station in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, China on December 8, 2025.

China Photovoltaic Industry

China Photovoltaic Industry

Staff conducted a patrol inspection of photovoltaic power generation facilities at the Dingyuan Guangyuan 30 MW water-based photovoltaic power station in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, China on December 8, 2025.

China Photovoltaic Industry

China Photovoltaic Industry

Staff conducted a patrol inspection of photovoltaic power generation facilities at the Dingyuan Guangyuan 30 MW water-based photovoltaic power station in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, China on December 8, 2025.

China Photovoltaic Industry

China Photovoltaic Industry

Staff conducted a patrol inspection of photovoltaic power generation facilities at the Dingyuan Guangyuan 30 MW water-based photovoltaic power station in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, China on December 8, 2025.

China Photovoltaic Industry

China Photovoltaic Industry

Staff conducted a patrol inspection of photovoltaic power generation facilities at the Dingyuan Guangyuan 30 MW water-based photovoltaic power station in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, China on December 8, 2025.

China Photovoltaic Industry

China Photovoltaic Industry

Staff conducted a patrol inspection of photovoltaic power generation facilities at the Dingyuan Guangyuan 30 MW water-based photovoltaic power station in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, China on December 8, 2025.

China Photovoltaic Industry

China Photovoltaic Industry

Staff conducted a patrol inspection of photovoltaic power generation facilities at the Dingyuan Guangyuan 30 MW water-based photovoltaic power station in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, China on December 8, 2025.

China Photovoltaic Industry

China Photovoltaic Industry

Staff conducted a patrol inspection of photovoltaic power generation facilities at the Dingyuan Guangyuan 30 MW water-based photovoltaic power station in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, China on December 8, 2025.

China Photovoltaic Industry

China Photovoltaic Industry

Staff conducted a patrol inspection of photovoltaic power generation facilities at the Dingyuan Guangyuan 30 MW water-based photovoltaic power station in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, China on December 8, 2025.

China Photovoltaic Industry

China Photovoltaic Industry

Staff conducted a patrol inspection of photovoltaic power generation facilities at the Dingyuan Guangyuan 30 MW water-based photovoltaic power station in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, China on December 8, 2025.

China: Heavy Downpours Trigger Severe Flooding in Weinan, Shaanxi

Severe flooding caused by continuous downpours was recorded on October 14 in Weinan, Shaanxi. By midnight, data from the Huaxian Hydrological Station showed a flow rate of 4,430 cubic meters per second, with water levels reaching 346.34 meters.

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - An old green train has been transformed into a night lounge at Hangzhou East Railway Station and is about to be put into use in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 22, 2025. The "Star Guardian" consists of four carriages, equipped with air conditioning, hot water and other facilities, integrating IoT, intelligent inquiry and other devices, which can meet the rest needs of 100 passengers at the same time.

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - An old green train has been transformed into a night lounge at Hangzhou East Railway Station and is about to be put into use in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 22, 2025. The "Star Guardian" consists of four carriages, equipped with air conditioning, hot water and other facilities, integrating IoT, intelligent inquiry and other devices, which can meet the rest needs of 100 passengers at the same time.

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - An old green train has been transformed into a night lounge at Hangzhou East Railway Station and is about to be put into use in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 22, 2025. The "Star Guardian" consists of four carriages, equipped with air conditioning, hot water and other facilities, integrating IoT, intelligent inquiry and other devices, which can meet the rest needs of 100 passengers at the same time.

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - An old green train has been transformed into a night lounge at Hangzhou East Railway Station and is about to be put into use in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 22, 2025. The "Star Guardian" consists of four carriages, equipped with air conditioning, hot water and other facilities, integrating IoT, intelligent inquiry and other devices, which can meet the rest needs of 100 passengers at the same time.

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - An old green train has been transformed into a night lounge at Hangzhou East Railway Station and is about to be put into use in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 22, 2025. The "Star Guardian" consists of four carriages, equipped with air conditioning, hot water and other facilities, integrating IoT, intelligent inquiry and other devices, which can meet the rest needs of 100 passengers at the same time.

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - An old green train has been transformed into a night lounge at Hangzhou East Railway Station and is about to be put into use in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 22, 2025. The "Star Guardian" consists of four carriages, equipped with air conditioning, hot water and other facilities, integrating IoT, intelligent inquiry and other devices, which can meet the rest needs of 100 passengers at the same time.

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - An old green train has been transformed into a night lounge at Hangzhou East Railway Station and is about to be put into use in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 22, 2025. The "Star Guardian" consists of four carriages, equipped with air conditioning, hot water and other facilities, integrating IoT, intelligent inquiry and other devices, which can meet the rest needs of 100 passengers at the same time.

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - An old green train has been transformed into a night lounge at Hangzhou East Railway Station and is about to be put into use in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 22, 2025. The "Star Guardian" consists of four carriages, equipped with air conditioning, hot water and other facilities, integrating IoT, intelligent inquiry and other devices, which can meet the rest needs of 100 passengers at the same time.

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station - Bordeaux

Fire breaks out in a residence near the station, firefighters mobilise several water resources and a large ladder, people are rescued, Rue André Meunier in Bordeaux, France, 21 September 2025. Photo by Stéphane Duprat / ABACAPRESS.COM

Weapons Handover at Burj Barajneh Camp in Beirut - Lebanon

Weapons Handover at Burj Barajneh Camp in Beirut - Lebanon

(250821) -- NOUAKCHOTT, Aug. 21, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2025 shows the Beni Nadji water pretreatment station in the Trarza region, Mauritania. The Beni Nadji pretreatment project, built by a subsidiary of Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina), was officially accepted by the Mauritanian authorities in early August. Mauritania, located in northwest Africa, is approximately 80 percent covered by the Sahara Desert and experiences an arid climate. Its capital, Nouakchott, home to more than 1.5 million people, relies on the Senegal River for water. The raw water is treated at the Beni Nadji water plant before being piped into the city. The new station, with a designed daily capacity of 255,000 cubic meters, is equipped with six sets of high-density sedimentation tanks, a central control room, and intake and outflow structures. (PowerChina/Handout via Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese solution helps ease water shortage in Mauritanian capital

Bakotska Bay

Bakotska Bay

A man rides a water scooter along the Bakotska Bay on the Dnister River, which was formed after the construction of the Dnister Hydro Power Station, at the Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park, Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine, May 23, 2025. (Photo by Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform)

Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows NASA astronaut Don Pettit boards a NASA airplane to take him from Karaganda, Kazakhstan to Houston after he, Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Ivan Vagner landed in their Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth an

Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft shortly after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared im

Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows NASA astronaut Don Pettit, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, center, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner are seen inside the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft after they landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducte

Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner is helped out of the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft just minutes after he, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, and NASA astronaut Don Pettit, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared images of Earth and conducted

Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Expedition 72 Soyuz Landing in Kazakhstan

Handout photo dated on April 20, 2025 shows Russian Search and Rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft shortly after it landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Expedition 72 NASA astronaut Don Pettit, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner aboard, Sunday, April 20, 2025, (April 19 Eastern). The trio returned to Earth after logging 220 days in space as members of Expeditions 71 and 72 aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit has safely returned to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. Their Soyuz MS-26 capsule touched down near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, 20 April. Pettit’s 70th birthday. During their 220-day stay, the crew orbited Earth 3,520 times and traveled 93.3 million miles. Pettit participated in key experiments, including 3D printing in microgravity, water purification, plant growth studies, and fire behavior in space. He also shared im