Hot temperatures expected to continue in northern areas

High temperatures are expected to continue in northern parts of China for the next 10 days, the National Meteorological Center said on Friday.

From Friday through Sunday in North China and the Yellow River region, temperatures could hit 40 C. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region is forecast to experience eight to nine days of high temperatures in the next 10 days.

The China Meteorological Administration has issued a yellow warning for high temperatures, the lowest of a three-tier warning system, with temperatures reaching between 35 and 37 C in about a dozen provincial regions. The public is advised to be cautious of heat-related illnesses during this prolonged period of high temperatures.