Deluges in Guizhou — classified as a southwestern province by the Chinese government — have prompted authorities to activate the highest-level emergency flood response, evacuating around 80,900 people by Tuesday. On Thursday, state broadcaster CCTV said “exceptionally large floods” had swept through Guizhou’s Rongjiang county since Tuesday. “As of 11 am on Thursday, six people […]
Five survivors were rescued from the scene of the accident, which took place in Guizhou province on Monday, according to an online statement by the national emergency management ministry. The boat was owned by the local town-level government, according to the statement, which called for “serious accountability” over the incident. The vessel “engaged in passenger-carrying […]
