<p>Six died and more than 80,000 were displaced by a severe flood in Southwestern China's Guizhou province since Tuesday. The Duliu River in Rongjiang saw its most extreme flood ever, with water surging at a peak of 11,360 cubic meters per second and rising a staggering 11 meters above normal levels.&nbsp;</p><p>China is calling it an "exceptionally large flood", with Xinhua reporting on Thursday, with many sources calling it the worst flood ever recorded. Floodwaters, described as a "once-in-50‑years" event, have largely receded, triggering rescue operations and the start of clean-up.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>“Many low-lying areas in the province have been flooded, and the infrastructure of several cities has been severely damaged, leading to traffic jams, communication disruptions, and some residents being trapped,” reported Xinhua.&nbsp;</p><p>However, hundreds of rural villages remain vulnerable and isolated due to damaged roads and infrastructure. There had been a severe downstream impact, with people living along the Liu river, especially in Melin township, having to endure water 4m above the safety thresholds.&nbsp;</p><p>The East-Asian monsoon has intensified due to climate change, which has brought record-breaking rainfall in China. China, which had already faced a tropical depression in the form of Typhoon Wutip, is now faced with another storm that was predicted to land in Hainan and Guangdong on Thursday, according to China's National Meteorological Centre.&nbsp;<br>China, just like North-east India, have faced Summer floods for millennia. But scientists say climate change has increased the volume of rain, and subsequent flooding could set off “black swan” events such as dam collapses.</p><p>Authorities remain on high alert. The China National Development and Reform Commission has allocated $14 million in disaster relief for Guizhou. On Friday, June 27, China have launched a new plan with 70 per cent central coverage for all residents and farmers in flood-prone and detention zones.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

China's Guizhou province is reeling from a severe flood which killed six and displaced 80,000; it is bracing for a second tropical depression in two weeks.

Six died and more than 80,000 were displaced by a severe flood in Southwestern China's Guizhou province since Tuesday. The Duliu River in Rongjiang saw its most extreme flood ever, with water surging at a peak of 11,360 cubic meters per second and rising a staggering 11 meters above normal levels. China is calling it an "exceptionally large flood", with Xinhua reporting on Thursday, with many sources calling it the worst flood ever recorded. Floodwaters, described as a "once-in-50‑years" event, have largely receded, triggering rescue operations and the start of clean-up. “Many low-lying areas in the province have been flooded, and the infrastructure of several cities has been severely damaged, leading to traffic jams, communication disruptions, and some residents being trapped,” reported Xinhua. However, hundreds of rural villages remain vulnerable and isolated due to damaged roads and infrastructure. There had been a severe downstream impact, with people living along the Liu river, especially in Melin township, having to endure water 4m above the safety thresholds. The East-Asian monsoon has intensified due to climate change, which has brought record-breaking rainfall in China. China, which had already faced a tropical depression in the form of Typhoon Wutip, is now faced with another storm that was predicted to land in Hainan and Guangdong on Thursday, according to China's National Meteorological Centre. China, just like North-east India, have faced Summer floods for millennia. But scientists say climate change has increased the volume of rain, and subsequent flooding could set off “black swan” events such as dam collapses. Authorities remain on high alert. The China National Development and Reform Commission has allocated $14 million in disaster relief for Guizhou. On Friday, June 27, China have launched a new plan with 70 per cent central coverage for all residents and farmers in flood-prone and detention zones.

<p>China's Guizhou province is reeling from a severe flood which killed six and displaced 80,000; it is bracing for a second tropical depression in two weeks.</p>

Six died and nearly 80,000 displaced in severe flood as China braces for second tropical cyclone in two weeks

The super-large Pingtang Bridge over the Caodu Canyon in southwest China's Guizhou Province was completed on Monday and will be open to traffic on the first day of 2020.

World-class super large bridge opens to traffic in Guizhou

<p>China said on Friday it had detected the<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/first-case-of-african-swine-fever-reported-in-north-korea-222926"> African swine fever virus in pigs</a> being illegally transported to southwestern Guizhou province.</p>

<p>A truck carrying 32 pigs from another province was stopped near the city of Duyun in Guizhou. One pig was already dead and another was sick, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on its website.</p>

<p>The report comes as African swine fever, usually fatal to pigs but not harmful to people, spreads through China`s southern provinces after ravaging herds in the north last year.</p>


China said on Friday it had detected the African swine fever virus in pigs being illegally transported to southwestern Guizhou province. A truck carrying 32 pigs from another province was stopped near the city of Duyun in Guizhou.

China said on Friday it had detected the African swine fever virus in pigs being illegally transported to southwestern Guizhou province. A truck carrying 32 pigs from another province was stopped near the city of Duyun in Guizhou. One pig was already dead and another was sick, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on its website. The report comes as African swine fever, usually fatal to pigs but not harmful to people, spreads through China`s southern provinces after ravaging herds in the north last year.

China detects African swine fever in pigs illegally transported to Guizhou

Passengers in Guiyang of southwest China's Guizhou Province can now stay connected on the city's transport system with the recent launch of the first 5G experience bus offering a whole new wave of on-board entertainment.

Brand new 5G-equipped bus keeps passengers entertained in southwest China

The world&#39;s largest single-dish radio telescope &#39;FAST&#39; began its operation in China today, state-run China Xinhua news reported.<br />
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The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), made up of 4,450 reflecting panels and about the size of 30 soccer fields, &nbsp;would help in better understanding the origin of the universe and boost global hunt for extraterrestrial life, according to Indian news agency PTI.&nbsp;<br />
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Hundreds of astronomers and astronomy enthusiasts witnessed the official launch in a karst valley in Pingtang County.<br />
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&quot;FAST will enable Chinese astronomers to jump-start many scientific goals, such as surveying the neutral hydrogen in the Milky Way, detecting faint pulsars, and listening to possible signals from other civilizations,&quot; &nbsp;NAN Rendong, the general engineer and chief scientist of FAST had said before the launch.&nbsp;<br />
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Seventeen years after it was proposed, the work on nearly 1.15 billion-yuan (USD 180 million) project started by the National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC), under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2011, according to PTI.&nbsp;<br />
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The telescope has been constructed in Dawodang in southeastern China&#39;s Guizhou Province, surrounded by karst formations that block radio frequency interference, according to the official website.&nbsp;<br />
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It has replaced Puerto-Rico&#39;s Arecibo Observatory in not just size but features as well with &nbsp;&quot;larger sky coverage, with a light-weight, high precision feed cabin which can be adjusted,&quot; according to official sources.&nbsp;<br />
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The telescope has been constructed from thousands of differently shaped segments in a &quot;cable-net structure, comprisingof thousands of steel cables, nodes and corresponding driving cables, which are tied to actuators on the ground,&quot; forming a parabolic surface.&nbsp;<br />
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Interestingly, just two days before the telescope&#39;s big operational launch, &nbsp;reknowned Stephen Hawking in a 25 minute film cautioned from contacting aliens.<br />
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&quot;Our first contact from an advanced civilisation could be equivalent to when Native Americans first encountered Christopher Columbus and things &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t turn out so well&rdquo;, The Guardian quoted him saying.&nbsp;<br />
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The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) is the size of 30 soccer fields and is made up of 4,450 reflecting panels

The world's largest single-dish radio telescope 'FAST' began its operation in China today, state-run China Xinhua news reported. The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), made up of 4,450 reflecting panels and about the size of 30 soccer fields, would help in better understanding the origin of the universe and boost global hunt for extraterrestrial life, according to Indian news agency PTI. Hundreds of astronomers and astronomy enthusiasts witnessed the official launch in a karst valley in Pingtang County. "FAST will enable Chinese astronomers to jump-start many scientific goals, such as surveying the neutral hydrogen in the Milky Way, detecting faint pulsars, and listening to possible signals from other civilizations," NAN Rendong, the general engineer and chief scientist of FAST had said before the launch. FAST would help in better understanding the origin of the universe and boost global hunt for extraterrestrial life, Seventeen years after it was proposed, the work on nearly 1.15 billion-yuan (USD 180 million) project started by the National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC), under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2011, according to PTI. The telescope has been constructed in Dawodang in southeastern China's Guizhou Province, surrounded by karst formations that block radio frequency interference, according to the official website. It has replaced Puerto-Rico's Arecibo Observatory in not just size but features as well with "larger sky coverage, with a light-weight, high precision feed cabin which can be adjusted," according to official sources. The telescope has been constructed from thousands of differently shaped segments in a "cable-net structure, comprisingof thousands of steel cables, nodes and corresponding driving cables, which are tied to actuators on the ground," forming a parabolic surface. Interestingly, just two days before the telescope's big operational launch, reknowned Stephen Hawking in a 25 minute film cautioned from contacting aliens. "Our first contact from an advanced civilisation could be equivalent to when Native Americans first encountered Christopher Columbus and things “didn’t turn out so well”, The Guardian quoted him saying. (WION with inputs from agencies)

World's largest radio telescope begins operations in China

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