Alert issued against severe weather conditions

Severe weather warnings have been issued across various regions in China, with torrential rains, thunderstorms, gales and hail expected to impact the southwestern and northern parts of the country, while southern China, on the other hand, is set to endure scorching heat, according to meteorological authorities.

The National Meteorological Center continued to issue a blue alert for rainstorms on Friday, warning of heavy to torrential rains in parts of the Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu and Shanxi provinces, Beijing, and Inner Mongolia autonomous region from 2 pm Friday to 2 pm Saturday.

China has a four-tier weather warning system, with red representing the most severe alert, followed by orange, yellow and blue.