The Latest Breaking News from Chongqing

AP PHOTOS: Drought changes landscape in southwest China

River bottoms reduced to cracked earth attract the curious, some taking selfies on the sun-baked expanse exposed by the receding waters. Farmers lament their yellowed rice stalks, their famed hot pepper plants bereft of almost all fruit, their dry reservoirs.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

China battles forest fires as fears linger over harvest

The southwestern Chinese regions of Chonqging and Sichuan were battling fires on Tuesday as they awaited a long-anticipated drop in temperatures over the next week, but the country's important autumn harvest remained under serious threat.

Reuters · Aug 23, 2022

Chinese city shortens mall hours due to heat-induced power shortages

The Chinese city of Chongqing is shortening the opening hours of its malls from Monday due to an "urgent" power supply situation caused by a recent heatwave, the government said in a notice dated Aug. 21.

Reuters · Aug 22, 2022

The Yangtze River is shrinking as drought disrupts the world's No. 2 economy

The disruption adds to challenges for the ruling Communist Party, which is trying to shore up sagging economic growth.

WEKU · Aug 19, 2022

Yangtze shrinks as China's drought disrupts industry

Ships are creeping down the middle of the Yangtze after China’s driest summer in six decades left one of the mightiest rivers barely half its normal width

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022

China issues first national drought alert, battles to save crops in extreme heatwave

China has issued its first national drought alert of the year as authorities battle forest fires and mobilise specialist teams to protect crops from scorching temperatures across the Yangtze river basin.

Reuters · Aug 19, 2022

Broad swathe of China swelters in high temperatures

Several regions of China including the major southwestern city of Chongqing baked in temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) on Saturday, while the country's national observatory continued its red alert for extreme heat.

Reuters · Aug 13, 2022

SpiceJet freighter plane returns to Kolkata post snag; DGCA summons airline management

NEW DELHI: A SpiceJet Boeing 737 freighter (that carries only cargo) scheduled to fly from Kolkata to Chongqing in China, returned to Kolkata on Tuesday due to unserviceable weather radar.

The Times of India · Jul 6, 2022

Chongqing Authorities Investigate Fatal Police Shooting

A police statement said the victim had attacked the officer prior to the shooting, as he was ‘dissatisfied’ with his handling of a dispute

Caixin Global · May 31, 2022

Plane Veers Off Runway in China and Catches Fire; 36 Injured

A Chinese passenger jet veered off the runway during takeoff and caught fire on Thursday, sending black smoke billowing into the air and injuring more than 30 people. The Tibet Airlines flight with 122 people on board was departing from the southwestern city of Chongqing for a flight to Nyingchi…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 12, 2022