BEIJING—China has lodged a stern representation with Britain’s BBC over its reporting of the floods in Henan and a statement over how foreign journalists were being treated, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The head of communications for the BBC World Service declined to comment. The broadcaster had said in a statement last month that…
China’s Driest Region Suffers Flood, Largest Desert Partly Becomes Lake
Floodwaters hit China’s largest and driest desert, Taklamakan, and created a huge lake as big as 42,000 soccer fields. State-run oil and gas enterprise Sinopec announced that the desert flood had submerged about 50 oil exploration vehicles and 30,000 sets of equipment. “The total inundated area [of the flood] is over 116 square miles, and…
Frustrated Rescue Volunteers Blame Henan Local Authorities for Inaction, Corruption
August 2, 2021
admin
Asia & PacificCCP officialsChinaChinese RegimecorruptionfloodHenan ProvinceinactionSocial IssuesWorld
0 Comment
As people throughout in China’s Henan provinces begin to clean up after the disastrous floods, civilian rescue teams are being turned away from offering help. Coordinators and members of the teams say that Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials are impeding rescue efforts and endangering civilian lives. The CCP municipal Secretary of Weihui City, Nie Changming,…
Flood Watches in US West as Mudslides Close Major Interstate
DENVER, Colo.—Mudslides from heavy rains caused “extreme damage” to a major interstate and left it blocked with piles of boulders and logs, Colorado transportation officials said Sunday, as forecasters warned of more flash floods in the coming days across the Rocky Mountain and Great Basin regions. The flood risk was elevated for many areas of…
‘This Is Like a Nightmare’: Thousands Displaced as Floods Hit Bangladesh Rohingya Camps
Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods in refugees camps displacing thousands of Rohingya Muslims in southeastern Bangladesh this week, U.N. and other officials said on Friday, with further heavy rainfall expected. At least six Rohingya, including three children, died in landslides and flooding while 15 Bangladeshis were killed and more than 200,000 stranded…
Despite Historic Floods in Central China, Xi Jinping Leaves to Visit Tibet
Commentary Deadly floods ravaged Zhengzhou, the provincial capital of Henan Province in central China, affecting millions of Chinese residents. As of July 29, the official death toll was 99, but the actual number may be much higher due to Beijing’s strict censorship. Despite the devastating floods, Chinese leader Xi Jinping left mainland China for a three-day trip to Tibet…
Aid Scarce for Those Still Affected by Henan Flooding, Locals Claim
As devastating floods begin to recede in China’s Henan Province, several cities are still underwater after one week. Citizens in the city of Weihui have used social media to plea for water, food, and shelter in the face of minimal government assistance since July 22. Flooding affected half of Weihui’s 600,000 residents, and displaced about…
Afghan Villagers Search for Survivors as Flash Flood Kills at Least 40
KABUL—Afghan villagers searched desperately for survivors after a flash flood swept down a narrow valley in a Taliban-controlled area, killing at least 40 people and destroying dozens of houses in the early hours of Thursday morning, officials said. Getting reliable information was difficult, according to Afghan officials, as Kamdesh district in the mountainous eastern province…
Chinese Officials Step Up Typhoon Response After Botched Flood Handling
Chinese officials employed tough emergency measures as a typhoon ravaged China’s eastern coast earlier this week. The response comes after deadly floods hit central China, killing at least 73 as of Wednesday. Typhoon In-fa landed at a major port in the coastal province Zhejiang at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, with a wind speed of up to…
CCP Blocks People Mourning Dead Loved Ones in Zhengzhou, Detains Photographer and Mourner
The Chinese regime blocked people from mourning their loved ones who drowned inside a Zhengzhou subway, and even detained at least one photographer and one mourner on July 27. Later on Tuesday, the photographer of the state-owned media Caixin was released, but the mourner’s situation is unknown. In Chinese culture, the seventh day after death…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`