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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — China's National Meteorological Center on Sunday extended a blue alert for heavy rains, warning that heavy rainfall would hit many parts of the country.
According to the NMC, heavy rain is forecast in some areas of Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Qinghai, Guangdong, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from 08:00 Sunday to 08:00 Monday.
In some places in the above-mentioned areas, short-term heavy rains are possible with a maximum precipitation amount of more than 70 mm per hour, which will be accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds, the NMC reported.
The agency also issued safety recommendations calling on local authorities to prepare for heavy rains, schools and kindergartens to ensure the safety of students, and drivers to be careful on flooded sections of roads and pay attention to congestion. In addition, the NMC called on relevant agencies to check drainage systems in cities, fish ponds and agricultural lands.
Let us recall that China has a four-tier weather warning system, with red representing the highest level of danger, followed by orange, yellow and blue. -0-
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