Flooding hits China's south, temperatures sizzle elsewhere

HONG KONG: China's

National Meteorological Centre

on Sunday issued an alert for

high temperatures

as multiple regions across the country experience

sweltering heat

, while many southern provinces issued severe

flood warnings

due to heavy rains.
The intensity of high temperatures is expected to decrease in north China and regions between the Yellow River and the Huaihe River, the centre said.
The centre forecast maximum temperatures of 37-39 degrees Celsius (99-102 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of

Xinjiang

, Inner Mongolia and

Henan

on Sunday. Heavy rains have lashed southeastern

Fujian province

for seven days and are expected to continue, with water levels in some rivers exceeding warning levels. Authorities have released water from several reservoirs, China's state television CCTV reported.
Authorities in Guangxi region said water levels of some local rivers had "skyrocketed" and that a student was killed in the floods in the southern city of Guilin, CCTV reported.