Protective measures for outdoor workers help stifle summer sizzle

NANNING — Adorned with a safety helmet and enveloped in a protective suit, Chen Chuyan was diligently performing routine maintenance on the overhead power lines suspended above a railway in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

Engaging in outdoor work during this scorching summer can be an arduous task, yet the morning sun at 7 am was mercifully gentle. After more than an hour of dedicated effort, Chen completed the maintenance with a sigh of relief as sweat droplets as big as beans rolled down her cheeks.

Since the beginning of July, southern China has been enduring an unrelenting series of broiling heat waves. The extreme weather has not only challenged the steady operation of production and daily life across the region but has also brought significant hardships to outdoor workers.