BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Tuesday initiated a Level-IV emergency response for flood control in Beijing and neighboring Tianjin ...

BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Beijing issued multiple severe weather warnings and activated a Level-III flood control emergency response on Tuesday, as heavy rain and thunderstorms hit the city.

China has experienced scattered yet concurrent extreme rainfall events during this year's flood season, which have posed ...