China Activates Level IV Emergency Response in Rain-Hit Hainan

China activates Level IV emergency response in rain-hit Hainan

China activated a Level IV disaster relief emergency response for south China's Hainan Province following the severe impact of recent heavy rainfall.

Over 31,000 evacuated as heavy rain lashes south China's Hainan -...

More than 31,000 people have been evacuated from at-risk areas in south China's Hainan province as persistent heavy rain battered parts of the island, Xinhua reported. As of Sunday evening, 31,564 people had been relocated to safer areas, though no major disasters had been reported, according to the provincial committee for disaster prevention, mitigation and relief. Rainfall exceeded 300 millimeters in 24 townships across six cities and countie…