China’s Ministry of Water Resources today activated a Level-IV emergency flood response in the Xinjiang Uygur region in anticipation of severe rainfall and potential flooding. Heavy to torrential rains are forecasted in China’s northwestern areas till Monday.

The National Meteorological Center renewed a blue alert for rainstorms, with heavy rainfall expected to continue to lash several regions of the country. Torrential rain is likely to sweep parts of Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Beijing, Shandong, Henan, Hunan, Fujian, Guangxi, Guangdong, Yunnan, and Taiwan till tomorrow.