China issues orange alert for mountain torrents
Xinhua | Updated: 2022-06-12 20:40
BEIJING -- China's Ministry of Water Resources and the China Meteorological Administration issued alerts on Sunday for mountain torrents.
From 8 pm Sunday to 8 pm 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.
