A panda sticks his tongue (click here) out while climbing a tree at an ecological park in Xiuning, Anhui province, June 13, 2011. Heavy rains battered Xiuning from June 9 to June 11, causing floods in the region. The three pandas at the ecological park were well protected from the rain. [Photo/Asianewsphoto] ...The Xinhua news agency reports (click title to entry - thank you) that the meteorological administration issued a level-three emergency alert Sunday for areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It quotes officials as saying these areas will be swamped by torrential rains Monday, raising the risk of flash floods and landslides in areas that were recently hit by droughts. Under the alert, local authorities will monitor weather changes 24 hours a day and give warnings in case of possible natural disasters....  |
