China sends emergency relief to central and eastern provinces battling extreme drought

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National Climate Centre official says that as global warming increases, China’s high-temperature days are earlier, more frequent and longer.

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China has sent emergency task forces to help with drought relief in Shandong and Henan. The Ministry of Emergency Management stressed water must be ensured for crops. Photo: Weibo/人民日报

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Published: 1:56pm, 13 Jun 2024Updated: 4:38pm, 13 Jun 2024

China has sent task forces to help provide emergency relief in Shandong and Henan provinces in central and eastern China, the epicentre of a severe drought affecting nearly 300 million people in several regions.

In a meeting on Wednesday, the Ministry of Emergency Management stressed that local governments must ensure there is water for crops and residential water is safe, increase monitoring and analysis of the drought, send emergency alerts and disperse water in a timely manner.

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China has launched a level-4 emergency response, the lowest of a four-tier system that legally requires a team of experts to be dispatched within 24 hours and for the situation to be constantly monitored.

In recent weeks, extreme heat has persisted in northern and central China, with rainfall down by 50 per cent in some regions, the ministry said. China’s weather bureau forecasts that the drought will further develop.

More than 290 million people across the country have been affected, Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.

Li Xiucang, a deputy director with the National Climate Centre, said as global warming increased, China’s high-temperature days were happening earlier and more frequently than before.

China sends emergency relief to central and eastern provinces battling extreme drought

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}National Climate Centre official says that as global warming increases, China’s high-temperature days are earlier, more frequent and longer.

National Climate Centre official says that as global warming increases, China’s high-temperature days are earlier, more frequent and longer.