Continuous rainfall has gripped Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan Province, for several days, leading to geological disasters such as landslides and forcing the local authorities to take urgent measures to protect people's lives and property.
The local government has activated a Level-IV emergency response to flooding and issued an orange alert for flash floods in three landslide-prone cities, namely Gongshan County, Fugong County and Lushui City.
Some 220 people in 56 households had been evacuated to safety as of Wednesday, according to the authorities.
As of 07:30 on Thursday, traffic had resumed on some provincial-level roads that had been affected by the heavy rains.
Meteorological authorities forecast that the rainfall will continue to lash the prefecture in the next five days.
Yunnan prefecture braces for rains, on alert for landslides
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Brasilia on Wednesday, expressing the willingness to strengthen bilateral ties and expand cooperation.
Lula said that Brazil and China have built strong mutual trust and deepened cooperation across various fields, showing that Brazil's steadfast friendship with China is the right choice and a model for South-South cooperation.
He said that he looks forward to maintaining close high-level exchanges with China, further strengthening economic and trade ties, and expanding the mutually beneficial cooperation in finance, energy and other fields.
China's firm and forceful countermeasures against the "reciprocal tariffs" is admirable, said the Brazilian president, noting that China's just actions have received widespread support while certain country's irresponsible and unilateral practices warrant joint resistance.
Brazil is willing to work with China to advocate free trade, defend international rules, and counter any power overriding international justice, the president added.
Wang, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that China is willing to work with Brazil to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and push for more outcomes in building a China-Brazil community with a shared future.
China will strengthen its cooperation with BRICS and Global South countries, adhere to multilateralism and safeguard international rules, he said.
On the same day, Wang attended the 15th Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisers and High Representatives on National Security in Brasilia.
Brazilian president meets Chinese FM on closer ties, cooperation
