China issues orange alert for mountain torrents
Source: Xinhua | 2022-06-13 | Editor:Ines
China's Ministry of Water Resources and the China Meteorological Administration issued alerts on Sunday for mountain torrents.
From 8 p.m. Sunday to 8 p.m. Monday, parts of Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong provinces and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region will be prone to mountain torrent disasters, according to a yellow alert jointly issued by the authorities.
The agencies advised local authorities to strengthen real-time monitoring and flood warnings amid measures to brace for evacuation.
China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow, and blue.
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