China evacuates 40,000 people from floods, more rain expected
Beijing, ChinaReuters More than 40,000 people in China’s Sichuan province have been evacuated because of floods, state media reported on Wednesday, as cloudbursts dropped huge amounts of precipitation over several parts of the country. Bursts of unusually heavy rain have saturated different areas over the past few weeks, causing flooding and mudslides that have destroyed […]
Updated: China clears roads to earthquake epicentre, death toll rises to 74
Updated: 3pm (AEST)Beijing, ChinaReuters China has reopened roads leading to the epicentre of Monday’s 6.8 magnitude earthquake in the southwestern province of Sichuan and traffic has resumed, state media reported on Wednesday, while the death toll has risen to 74. In addition, a total of 259 people were injured in the disaster and 26 remained […]
Earthquake in China’s Sichuan kills more than 40, shakes provincial capital
Beijing, China Reuters A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing more than 40 people and shaking the provincial capital of Chengdu and more distant provinces. Forty-six people were killed in the quake, Chinese state media Xinhua reported on Tuesday, citing local authorities at […]
Heavy rain in Sichuan forces evacuation of 80,000 people – state media
Shanghai, ChinaReuters More than 80,000 people have been evacuated because of heavy rains and floods in the south-western Chinese province of Sichuan, state media reported on Monday. Water levels at major rivers in the province were above warning levels following heavy rainfall from Friday to Sunday. One reservoir in the city of Dazhou exceeded its […]
“I must denounce this wickedness openly” – detained Chinese pastor
World Watch Monitor A Chinese pastor and his wife who were arrested alongside 100 church members and detained in southwest China on Sunday are accused of subverting state power, which can carry a prison sentence of up to five years. Pastor Wang Yi and his wife, Jiang Rong, and other members of their ‘underground’ Protestant […]
China cracks down on unofficial church, arresting pastor and 100 members
Morning Star News Authorities in China have detained the pastor and more than 100 members of a prominent, unofficial church since Sunday, according to media and advocacy agencies. Security authorities raided the 800 member Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, Sichuan Province at about 6 pm on Sunday, 9th December, and also took some church […]
China’s new religion regulations expected to increase pressure on Christians
World Watch Monitor All religious establishments in China are bound by the new Regulations for Religious Affairs that came into force on 1st February. The regulations, which define the administrative framework around religious activities, have the stated aim of “protect[ing] citizens’ freedom of religious belief”. Detailed criteria are given for religious organisations to meet in order to […]