China issues emergency alert for floods

ISTANBUL - China activated a level four emergency plan to address expected floods in at least 13 provinces on Friday, reported Anadolu.

The country's Water Resources Ministry said the emergency alert has been issued in eastern Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, as well as Chongqing and Guizhou in southwestern China, along with Gansu and Shaanxi in the northwest, Beijing-based daily Global Times reported.

These areas are expected to experience intense rainfall from Friday until Sunday.

Several typhoons and floods have hit China in recent days, bringing devastation and killing people.

In northwest China, a 10-day heatwave is forecast to begin on Friday, with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celcius in some areas. - BERNAMA-ANADOLU