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Netizens, municipality make maps of flooding
2012-07-26 07:36
Authorities and Internet users have made maps of Beijing roads and areas that were flooded during Saturday's downpour as the municipality braces for more heavy rain today.
More rain to pelt Beijing
2012-07-25 15:09
Beijing issued an alert for geological disasters as a rainstorm is forecast to soak the capital from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning.
New round of rainfall to hit Beijing
2012-07-25 11:31
Beijing on Wednesday morning issued an alert for geological disasters as a new round of rainstorm is forecast to hit the capital from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning.
Thousands mobilized as city faces Yangtze flood
2012-07-25 06:45
Nearly 30,000 people in central China on Tuesday have been mobilized to guard a riverside city as the biggest flood peak in nine years is roaring down the Yangtze River.
Cleanup continues as highway reopens
2012-07-25 07:42
The Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao expressway reopened to traffic shortly before noon Tuesday after workers finished moving 81 vehicles that had been abandoned during Saturday's massive downpour.
4 dead, 17 missing in NW China downpours
2012-07-24 15:59
Continuous heavy rains have killed four people and left another 17 missing in Northwest China's Shaanxi province.
Typhoon Vicente lands in S. China
2012-07-24 15:18
Typhoon Vicente made landfall early Tuesday morning in Taishan City in south China's Guangdong province.
Beijing to raise funds for disaster relief
2012-07-24 09:36
The city of Beijing, which has had its worst rain in the past six decades over the weekend, will soon launch a large fundraising campaign, encouraging citizens to donate for the disaster relief, according to a government meeting on Monday night.
HK raises Typhoon Vicente warning to highest level
2012-07-24 09:01
As winds from Typhoon Vicente battered Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Observatory raised Tropical Cyclone warning to the highest level on Tuesday.
Capital to upgrade drainage
2012-07-24 07:23
Rescue work following the heavy rainstorms that hit Beijing on Saturday is continuing, as the local government pledges to upgrade the poor drainage system.
Typhoon Vicente threatens southern provinces
2012-07-24 07:17
Typhoon Vicente was barreling toward Guangdong and Hainan provinces and part of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Monday night.
Rail cautiously gains speed
2012-07-24 07:11
It has been one year since the fatal Wenzhou train crash dented China's enthusiasm for high-speed trains. Construction and operation of high-speed railway networks has resumed.

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