Disasters

Disasters 09/23/22, 17:36

Although China continues its intense "zero-COVID" policy, the epidemic continues to spread, causing people everywhere unspeakable suffering. For example, recent reports say at least 22 people have died of starvation or lack of medical care in Yining city in northern Xinjiang due to being in lockdown. In the face of ...

Disasters 09/23/22, 16:37

In the Xinjiang region, peaceful protests and demands from its citizens through social networks to end the ravages of the Zero-COVID policy have been happening. Many people are locked in their homes without food and supplies, and as they can only express themselves on Chinese social networks, videos of people ...

Disasters 09/22/22, 21:49

In August alone, China had to deal with a series of calamities, which affected dozens of millions of people. As The Paper reported, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management held a press conference on September 16. The ministry’s spokesman Shen Zhanli pointed out that the country faced numerous natural disasters last month. Shen ...

Disasters 09/22/22, 20:47

On September 13, a blood-red moon suddenly appeared in Shenyang, scaring those who witnessed it. As it is popularly associated with the disaster, some people wondered if it was a warning sign due to recent events in the area: strange explosions at the military airport in the northern theater; and ...

Disasters 09/22/22, 19:49

As much of the world has learned to live with COVID, the Chinese Communist Party remains committed to its zero-COVID policy. According to Nikkei Asia, more than 20% of China's population is currently subject to COVID-related restrictions. According to Nomura International (Hong Kong), 49 cities are currently under lockdowns or other ...

Disasters 09/22/22, 18:20

China has cautioned that typhoon Muifa will strengthen and potentially make landfall in the coastal areas of Zhejiang province on September 14th. The typhoon intensified around 5 a.m. on September 13th and is expected to travel northwest at a speed of 10-15 km/hour before weakening over land. Muifa’s center will stay ...

Disasters 09/21/22, 16:32

The Lhasa pandemic has recently worsened. To comply with the Zero-COVID policy, the authorities have put people in a makeshift hospital over a large area. However, the quarantine point for negative and positive cases is at the same place, thus creating another complicated situation. It is reported that the authorities ...

Disasters 09/17/22, 14:08

On September 14, a proposal by the deputies of the National People's Congress of China turned users on the Weibo social network, one of the largest in China, to make all kinds of sarcastic and indignant comments, reaching more than 64 million entries in a few hours. The deputies presented At ...

Disasters 09/17/22, 13:25

Sichuan, in southwest China, has been hit by a record heatwave and drought, fires, COVID outbreaks, and an earthquake, all within a month. The earthquake occurred when the city was in lockdown because of the pandemic. Wang Weiluo, a well-known water conservancy expert, pointed out that this earthquake is similar ...

Disasters 09/14/22, 19:59

China News Weekly has cautioned that aficionados may have to wait a little longer than usual for authentic Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, a Mid-Autumn Festival delicacy in Suzhou city. Prices have risen by a third, and the chances of finding the real thing are as low as 1%. The unpredictable weather this ...

Disasters 09/14/22, 16:20

The 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck western China this week has killed 74, with the number of missing people rising to 35. The number was updated by Chinese state media Xinhua News Agency on September 7. The tremor shook Luding County in Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan province on September 5. As The Associated ...

Disasters 09/11/22, 18:45

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Luding district, Sichuan province, killed at least 74 people on Wednesday, September 7.  The heavy losses of the earthquake have made people pay attention to the prophecies according to the folk experience of the ancients.  Before the Sichuan earthquake, many people reported strange expressions of animals. The day ...

Disasters 09/11/22, 16:38

On Sept. 5, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province. By Sept. 7, there were 74 people dead, at least 26 people lost, and more than 250 people injured. Wang Weiluo Wang Weiluo is the author of "Thirty-Six Plans for the Three Gorges Project." He pointed ...

Disasters 09/11/22, 16:23

On September 5, an earthquake magnitude 6.8 occurred in Luding County, Sichuan, causing a lot of damage. Before, people were already worried about the possibility of an earthquake. They observed a ground fire caused by an underground natural gas leak. This is the wisdom of folk and traditional culture, but the ...

Disasters 09/11/22, 15:52

According to News, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Luding district, Sichuan province, caused a hotel to collapse and four people to be buried in the rubble. The hotel's owner, Xu, said that one person died and three people were rescued. Among the survivors was a woman who had been buried in the rubble ...

Disasters 09/11/22, 15:38

China is experiencing a worsening drought. Poyang Lake in Jiangxi province, China's largest freshwater lake, has been dry since August and continues to shrink. The main causes are continuous high temperature, scarce rains, and lack of water from the Yangtze River. As reported by Chinese media, data shows that at 8 ...