BEIJING, July 24, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Authorities in northern China warned heavyrains could bring floods and landslides Wednesday, issuing the country'ssecond-highest flood response. China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with heavy rains across theeast and south coming as much of the north has sweltered under successiveheatwaves. And after days of scorching temperatures of over 35 degrees Celsius (95degrees Fahrenheit) in Beijing, city authorities Wednesday triggered thesecond-highest flood prevention response. Authorities in neighbouring Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing and ishome to more than 70 million people, also warned of flooding, state newsagency Xinhua said. China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters warned there wasa "high risk" that the heavy rains would cause natural disasters.
