Heat wave sweeps through southern China
(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2011-07-04 07:45|
 People gather in a swimming pool to shield themselves from the heat in Nanchong, Southwest China's Sichuan province, July 3, 2011. China's meteorological authorities issued a warning on Sunday about excessively high temperatures that are expected to hit southern China for the next few days. The mercury is set to hover between 35 and 37 C in parts of Sichuan province and Chongqing municipality in Southwest China as well as in most areas south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and in the eastern portions of South China. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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 People play in a swimming pool to shield themselves from the heat in Shanghai, where the highest temperature hit 38.3 degrees Celsius, July 3, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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