19 minutes ago 🔴 Floods and typhoons leave China no chance to exist! $60+ million damage!

Like most countries in the world, China is suffering from extreme weather events this summer. Heat waves have scorched China earlier than usual this year, while records have been set around the world for global temperatures, ocean heat and sea ice loss. The typhoon hit the southeastern coastal province of Fujian late last week as it made its way north, but it brought heavy rain to at least five northern Chinese provinces. More than 31,000 people were evacuated from the Chinese capital, according to the state television company. Another half a million residents of Fujian province were forced to evacuate due to flooding, state news agency Xinhua reported. According to the Xinhua news agency, two people died as a result of the storm in Beijing, and two more people died in the northeastern province of Liaoning. Rainfall in Beijing could break records, with nearly 40 inches of rain expected to fall in the southwestern part of the capital and neighboring Hebei province, according to the China Meteorological Service. Heavy downpours are expected to continue, raising concerns about dangerous flooding and landslides. Nine districts in Beijing declared a red downpour warning level, the highest in the country’s warning mechanism, while elsewhere the weather alert was downgraded to the second-highest level. At least 95 other weather warnings were issued across the country. Due to the heavy downpour, several railways and highways were temporarily closed in the capital, schools also remained closed and people were ordered to stay at home. The typhoon is the most powerful typhoon to hit China and the strongest storm to hit Fujian since Typhoon Saomi in 2006, the portal said based on preliminary information. The closest and most powerful storm to pass near Beijing was Rita in 1972. It killed at least 39 people in the Philippines and struck parts of southern Taiwan before striking Fujian. The rains flooded large areas of farmland and homes in Fujian, causing nearly $60 million (428 million yuan) in direct economic losses. More than 6,333 hectares of farmland in Fujian province were damaged and more than 151 hectares were completely destroyed, state media reported. And there was little relief on the horizon. Even as the typhoon lingers, authorities are bracing for the approach of Hanun, the sixth typhoon forecast to hit China this year. Forecasters expect storm surges to hit coastal areas in eastern Zhejiang province as Typhoon Hanun approaches, prompting local authorities to activate the lowest of four emergency response levels, Xinhua reported. A new typhoon is gaining strength in the Pacific Ocean, and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center has upgraded it to a Category 3, the equivalent of a typhoon. It is forecast to approach the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa and slowly creep across the East China Sea over the next two days. More than 200 domestic flights to and from Okinawa’s Naha, Miyako and Ishigaki islands were canceled, affecting nearly 30,000 passengers. Asia, the world’s largest and most populous continent, is bracing for the deadly consequences of extreme summer weather as countries endure heatwaves and record monsoon rains. While much of northeastern China is inundated by rains, the neighboring Korean peninsula is suffering from deadly heat. At least 10 people died of heat-related illnesses as South Korea was gripped by a heat wave that brought parts of the country to their hottest temperatures of the year, according to data released Sunday by the Korea Agency for Disease Control and Prevention. Just two weeks ago, torrential rain in South Korea killed at least 41 people in landslides and flash floods, including at least 13 people killed by a flooded underpass that trapped vehicles in the downpour. This weekend, a total of 1,015 people suffered heat-related illnesses, defined as heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat cramps, heat syncope and heat edema. More than a quarter of those affected by the heat were aged 65 and over, while about 20% were between the ages of 50 and 59. It is reported that more than a third of the cases of the disease were registered among people who worked outdoors, and about 14% - on agricultural the end of the month, heatwave warnings have been in place for much of the country, with temperatures soaring to 33-39 degrees Celsius (about 91 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit) over the weekend. A number of cities reported the highest daytime temperatures during this time. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the city of Gyeongju reached 36.8 degrees Celsius ( Fahrenheit) and Jeongseon County reached 36.1 degrees Celsius ( Fahrenheit). In Seoul’s affluent Gangnam district, temperatures reached 35.7 degrees Celsius (about 96.2 degrees Fahrenheit), while North Gyeongsang Province reached 38.1 degrees Celsius ( degrees Fahrenheit).