Sichuan

From skyline going dark to companies shutting operations: China's crippling power crisis

China has adopted several measures to combat the power crisis triggered by unprecedented heatwaves and low rainfall

China plans cloud seeding to protect grain crop amid drought

Sichuan has been hardest hit by drought because it gets 80 per cent of its power from hydroelectric dams. The provincial government says reservoirs are at half of normal water levels. It earlier called on manufacturers to 'leave power for the people'

Sichuan earthquake: Ya'an rocked by third temblor, says China Earthquake Networks Centre

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake had jolted China's Sichuan province on Wednesday that affected over 13,000 people and damaged five hydropower stations besides causing extensive damage to many houses

Four killed, 14 injured as two earthquakes hit southwest China

The mountainous Sichuan province-- a popular tourist destination home to China's giant pandas -- is an earthquake-prone area

Three killed, several injured as shallow earthquake hits China's Sichuan province

The US Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 5.4 but the China Earthquake Networks Centre measured it at magnitude 6.0.

Coronavirus: 97 more die in China taking toll to 2,442; WHO experts visit Wuhan city to inspect situation

On Sunday, a team of WHO experts visited the worst-affected Wuhan city in Hubei province

China's Sichuan province hit by 5.6-magnitude earthquake; authorities assessing damage to life and property

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province, a week after thirty-one people were injured in a tremor in the same area.

China earthquake: Toll in 6.0 magnitude quake increases to 12 as more than 4,000 people relocate due to collapsing structures

The toll from a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China rose to 12 dead and 134 injured on Tuesday as rescuers pulled bodies and survivors from wrecked buildings

China earthquake: Toll in 6.0 magnitude quake rises to 11 as rescuers pull survivors out of wrecked buildings

The toll from a strong 6.0 magnitude earthquake in southwest China rose to 11 dead and 122 injured on Tuesday.

China floods kill 15 people, force more than 80,000 to evacuate; authorities issue warning as more rainfall expected

Weather authorities are forecasting more downpours throughout the country with floods and landslides expected in the southwestern province of Sichuan.