A national 'yellow alert' is declared as regions from south-west China to Shanghai in the Yangtze delta experience weeks of extreme heat.
abc.net.au/news/china-issues-national-drought-alert/101352144China has issued its first national drought alert of the year as authorities battle forest fires and mobilise specialist teams to protect crops from scorching temperatures across the Yangtze River basin.
As many as 66 rivers across 34 counties in the south-western region of Chongqing have dried up, state broadcaster CCTV said on Friday. Rainfall in Chongqing this year is down 60 per cent compared to the seasonal norm, and the soil in several districts is severely short of moisture, CCTV said, citing local government data.The district of Beibei, north of Chongqing's urban centre, saw temperatures hit 45 degrees Celsius on Thursday, according to China's weather bureau.
Chongqing accounted for six of the 10 hottest locations in the country on Friday morning, with temperatures in the district of Bishan already approaching 39 degrees Celsius.
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