China evacuates residents as heavy rains hit northwest, southwest

BEIJING, Aug 3 (Reuters) - China ‌warned of ​risks ​from heavy downpours across multiple parts of the country on Monday, with storms concentrated in the northwestern ‌Shaanxi and southwestern Sichuan provinces where residents have been ⁠evacuated from high-risk areas.

• The national forecaster retained its second-highest level ‌precipitation alert for various parts ‌of the country on Monday, especially around northwestern Shaanxi, southwestern Chongqing, Guizhou and Guangxi, and in southern Guangdong.

• The ​Shaanxi meteorological observatory raised its storm alert and warned of waterlogging and flash floods. Authorities have relocated 87,987 people ⁠since July 30.

• Torrential rainfall in the northern parts of the low-lying Sichuan Basin ​and other areas has triggered eight geological disasters in cities including Yibin, Ziyang, Meishan and Guangyuan, ​CCTV reported.

• No casualties have been ‌reported but Sichuan authorities evacuated another 40,249 people across 20 cities on Monday as a preventative ⁠measure.

• The total number of people relocated for safety in the southwestern province rose to 922,058 since the flooding season began in ⁠mid-July, according to CCTV.

• The Natural Resources Ministry said numerous rivers nationwide ​have risen above warning levels and issued a red alert for flash floods in central Chongqing.

• In Yunnan, continuous heavy downpours are forecast ‌from Monday to Thursday, with high risks of flash floods, geological disasters and river flooding.

• In ‌China's east, coastal areas can expect the effects of Typhoon ⁠Dolphin later this week, ‌with wind and rain ​appearing from Thursday into the weekend, CCTV said.

(Reporting by Liz Lee and Beijing newsroom; Editing by Jacqueline ‌Wong)

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