Floods swamp southern China, spark extreme weather fears
Qingyuan, China Reuters Floods swamped cities in southern China’s densely populated Pearl River Delta following record-breaking rains, sparking worries about the region’s defences against bigger deluges induced by extreme weather events. The province once dubbed the “factory floor of the world” is prone to summer floods. Its defences against disruptive floods were severely tested in […]
Chinese cities double down on zero-COVID as outbreaks widen
Beijing, ChinaReuters Chinese cities from Wuhan in central China to Xining in the north-west are doubling down on COVID-19 curbs, sealing up buildings, locking down districts and throwing millions into distress in a scramble to halt widening outbreaks. China on Thursday reported a third straight day of more than 1,000 new COVID cases nationwide, a […]
China confirms all on board China Eastern plane died in crash
Beijing, ChinaReuters China confirmed late on Saturday that all 132 passengers and crew on a China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed this week had died. Flight MU5735 was travelling from the south-western city of Kunming to the port city of Guangzhou on Monday when it plummeted from cruising altitude to crash in a heavily forested […]
Updated: Chinese Boeing crashes with 132 on board, no sign of survivors
Updated: 10am (AEDT), 22nd March, 2022Guangzhou, ChinaReuters A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in southern China on a domestic flight on Monday after a sudden descent from cruising altitude. Media said there were no signs of survivors. The airline said it deeply mourned the passengers and crew, […]