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According to local media, up to 46,400 people were evacuated last night as a result of the province of Sichuan in China receiving a lot of rain since Saturday.
Seven cities and prefectures, including Chengdu, Guangyuan, and Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, were among the affected regions, according to Global Times.
This weekend will see heavy rain in a number of places, according to Global Times, including Sichuan’s cities and prefectures, as well as those in the north and northwest of Chengdu, Mianyang, Ya’an, Guangyuan, Deyang, and Garze prefectures.
The Xiling Snow Mountain Ski Resort in Chengdu received the most precipitation, accumulating 165.1 millimetres between 5 p.m. on Saturday and 7 a.m. (local time) on Sunday.
Sunday morning saw the Central Meteorological Observatory issue a blue rainfall notice.
Local officials issued a warning that sustained high temperatures have increased the risk of natural disasters in some areas of Sichuan, where the province’s drought has caused the soil to become loose or harden, and where brief periods of intense rainfall have the potential to cause mudslides and other severe natural disasters.
In several areas of the country, particularly eastern Sichuan, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) had issued a yellow alert for high temperatures on Sunday morning; the highest temperature reached even 40 C.
The country’s economic difficulties are getting worse as a result of the worst heatwave in China in 60 years. The Chinese government has issued a warning that the nation may not meet its annual growth target of 5.5%. According to The Washington Post, China’s economic growth has slowed to 0.4%.
Heat waves are also anticipated to occur more frequently in China as the effects of climate change worsen.
Currently, there are warnings in effect for temperatures above 104 degrees Fahrenheit in eleven provinces. The Washington Post said that Chongqing, a self-administered city bordered by Sichuan province, hit a record high temperature of 112.1 degrees over the weekend and that high temperatures above 104 degrees are expected to last for nearly another week.
