President Xi Jinping orders ‘all-out’ rescue operations to save the missing people, CCTV says. At least 10 people have been killed and 33 are missing in flash floods in northwestern China’s Gansu province, according to state media. “From August 7,…
Roof of historic Ming Dynasty tower collapses in China
Hundreds of tiles have fallen from the roof of a centuries old tower in China’s Anhui province, smashing to the ground near visitors to the site. Eyewitness footage showed sections of the roof collapsing, narrowly missing a number of people.…
Nine dead, one missing after tourist boats capsize in China
At least nine people have died and 70 have been hospitalised after strong winds caused four tourist boats to capsize in southwestern China. Sudden strong winds caused the boats to capsize in a river in Qianxi city in Guizhou on…
Fire at market in northern China kills at least eight people and injures 15
Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze at a busy market in the city of Zhangjiakou, Hebei province. The fire at a market in China’s northern province of Hebei has killed at least eight people and wounded 15, according…
‘Powerful’ explosion hits ship at China port
BEIJING: A “powerful explosion” ripped through a container ship on Friday (Aug 9) in eastern China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, one of the world’s busiest. No deaths or injuries were immediately reported from the blast. Footage showed a ball of flames engulfing much…
Typhoon Gaemi hits China after deaths in Taiwan and Philippines
Typhoon Gaemi has made landfall in mainland China after wreaking havoc in Taiwan and the Philippines. More than 150,000 people living in the south-eastern Chinese province of Fujian have been relocated to safer areas in anticipation of the storm. It…
At least 16 people killed in China shopping mall fire
At least 16 people have been killed in a fire at a shopping mall in southwestern China, state media reported. The blaze started in the 14-storey commercial building in the city of Zigong, in Sichuan province, on Wednesday night and…
China highway collapse kills 24 people
Twenty-four people have died after a section of a mountainside highway collapsed in China’s Guangdong province, following days of heavy rain. Thirty others were taken to hospital after a 17.9m (58 feet) stretch of the Meilong expressway crumbled at 02:10…
China evacuates over 100,000 as heavy rain continues to lash south
China is facing increasingly extreme weather events as climate change takes its toll. China has evacuated more than 100,000 people as heavy rain continues to lash the southern province of Guangdong. Authorities raised the highest level of alarm on Tuesday as…
China: 15 dead and dozens more injured in Nanjing flat fire
Fifteen people have been killed and more than 40 injured after a fire ripped through an apartment building in eastern China, local authorities said. Footage shared on social medal showed flames and plumes of black smoke engulfing several floors of…
At least 39 killed in fire in China’s southeastern Jiangxi province.
Nine other people were injured in the blaze that broke out in the basement of shops in the city of Xinyu. At least 39 people have been killed and nine others injured in a fire in China’s southeastern province of…
At least 10 killed in China mining accident
At least 10 people have died and six are missing after an accident at a coal mine in central China, according to the local emergency management agency and state media. In a statement on Saturday, the agency said it would…
China: 26 dead and scores in hospital after Shanxi building fire
At least 26 people have died after a fire tore through an office building in northern China, state media report. The fire at the four-storey building in Luliang City, Shanxi province broke out at around 07:00 local time on Thursday…
Tens of thousands evacuated in China amid rain from waning Typhoon Haikui
Relentless rain from the remnants of Typhoon Haikui has swamped southeastern China, forcing cities in Fujian province to close schools, halt public transport and evacuate tens of thousands of people. The rain broke 12-year-old records in the provincial capital of…
Why is China experiencing its worst flooding in 60 years?
A Chinese river basin where 110 million people live has been hit by the worst floods since 1963 despite massive mitigation efforts, particularly during the rule of Mao Zedong, overwhelmed by the impact of global warming and outdated infrastructure. Typhoon…
Yinchuan: China restaurant gas explosion kills 31
Nine people have been detained over an explosion at a barbecue restaurant in north-west China which has killed at least 31 people. A gas leak is suspected to have caused the explosion in Yinchuan City on Wednesday night local time.…
38 killed in central China factory fire
In Anyang City 38 people were killed, many of them women, after a fire at a plant in central China, state media said on Tuesday, 22 November, citing local authorities. The fire took place ‘at a plant in Anyang City,…
China building collapse death toll rises to 53, one rescued after six days
Chinese authorities have raised the death toll from a building collapse in central China to 53, state media reported on Friday, 6 May, announcing the end of the rescue mission. The commercial building in Changsha city caved in the previous…
Dozens trapped in China building collapse
Dozens of people were trapped under a building which collapsed in central China, officials said on Saturday (30 April), as rescuers clawed through the rubble and used buzzsaws to pull several survivors free. The building, which housed a hotel, apartments…
Three killed in gas explosion at restaurant in China’s Liaoning
Three people were killed and more than 30 injured on Thursday, 21 October after a gas explosion in a restaurant in Shenyang, the capital city of China’s Liaoning province, state media reported. Footage shared by state-run People's Daily on social…
Two dead, 12 missing in landslide in southwestern China
At least two people were killed and 12 people went missing following a landslide in Sichuan province in southwestern China, local media reported. ‘At least two persons have died and 12 others remain missing after a heavy rain-triggered mudslide that…
China’s Henan province witnesses torrential rains
China's Henan province witnessed torrential rains, resulting in a level IV emergency response to floods issued on Sunday, 19 September at 8am, local authorities said. From 8am Friday to 8am Sunday, heavy downpours hit the province, with average precipitation in…