SME Times is powered by   
Search News
Just in:   • Committed to nurture next-gen innovation in 6G technology: Jyotiraditya Scindia  • Europe facing earlier, stronger heatwaves: Climate scientist  • India and Namibia sign two MOUs in fields of health and entrepreneurship  • PM Modi arrives in Delhi after concluding 'productive and successful' 5-nation tour  • ASEAN to keep on consensus, inclusivity: Malaysian official 
Last updated: 09 Jul, 2024  

china.9.THMB.jpg Downpours affect expressways, flights in China

China.9.jpg
   Top Stories
» Committed to nurture next-gen innovation in 6G technology: Jyotiraditya Scindia
» Piyush Goyal holds talks with Malaysian minister on review of ASEAN trade pact
» India and OPEC have a unique and symbiotic relationship: Hardeep Puri
» SIP inflows hit all-time high in June, total AUM for equity MF at Rs 74.41 lakh crore
» India set to explore over 2.5 lakh sq kms area in one of largest offshore energy efforts
IANS | 09 Jul, 2024

Downpours lasting from Sunday noon to Monday morning have delayed flights and closed expressways in central China's Henan Province.

Rainfall has been heaviest in western and north-central parts of Henan, including its capital city of Zhengzhou, with precipitation reaching as high as 145 mm, reports Xinhua news agency, citing local meteorological authorities.

As of 8 a.m. on Monday, entrances to the Zhengzhou-Shaolin Temple Expressway and Zhengzhou Ring Expressway were closed because of heavy rainfall. A flight from Changchun in northeast China's Jilin Province to Zhengzhou was cancelled, while five other domestic flights were delayed due to the weather.

The provincial Department of Transport has been publicising weather and road information via social media, radio broadcasts, television and roadside electronic screens and has prepared disaster relief materials such as sandbags in advance at places prone to landslides, rock-mud flows and collapse.

Nearly 550 emergency response teams consisting of about 30,000 people were formed. In addition, more than 8,000 vehicles, 283 vessels and 2,711 large rescue equipment items, including cranes, bulldozers and excavating machinery, as well as emergency equipment like water pumps and alternators, have been made available in order to cope with extreme situations such as power failures.

Vast parts of the country have experienced persistent heavy rains since the flood season began. In Dongting Lake, China's second-largest freshwater lake, a breach in the dike since Friday has forced the evacuation of at least 7,000 residents.

--IANS

 
Print the Page
Add to Favorite
 
Share this on :
 

Please comment on this story:
 
Subject :
Message:
(Maximum 1500 characters)  Characters left 1500
Your name:
 

 
  Customs Exchange Rates
Currency Import Export
US Dollar
84.35
82.60
UK Pound
106.35
102.90
Euro
92.50
89.35
Japanese Yen 55.05 53.40
As on 12 Oct, 2024
  Daily Poll
Do you think Indian businesses will be negatively affected by Trump's America First Policy?
 Yes
 No
 Can't Say
  Commented Stories
 
 
About Us  |   Advertise with Us  
  Useful Links  |   Terms and Conditions  |   Disclaimer  |   Contact Us  
Follow Us : Facebook Twitter