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Accidents, extreme weather and disasters in China
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  • There were 39 people – 17 Chinese crew members, 17 Indonesians and five from the Philippines – on board at the time of the incident
  • Two bodies were recovered by Chinese vessels, as President Xi ordered all efforts be made to search for survivors

Fishing boat with crew members from China, Indonesia and the Philippines capsizes south of the Maldives, though exact location and cause are unclear.

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An elderly care centre partnered with the Beijing Changfeng Hospital since 2019 but neither registered the deal, Shanghai-based media outlets report.

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Researchers find a global shift from droughts that develop slowly to rapid-onset dry spells marked by quick loss of moisture from plants and soil, posing challenges for ecosystems and weather monitoring.

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It is the eighth sandstorm to hit the Chinese capital so far this year, marking the most active spring storm season in a decade.

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The collapse at an open-pit mine in China’s Inner Mongolia, that has left five dead and around 50 missing, comes just as power demand is showing signs of a recovery.

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Glacial lake outburst floods – or GLOFs – threaten 15 million people around the world, including vulnerable populations in western China.

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Chinese and international researchers examined wildfires in North America and Southeast Asia for clues to the relationship between blazes and the weather.

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Mohe in Heilongjiang province hits minus 53 degrees Celsius, with cold snap expected to persist this week, bringing freezing weather to Yunnan province and plummeting temperatures to northeastern China.

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