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What we know about the chikungunya virus spreading in China – and risk to the UK
06 Aug 2025 19:09 GMT
… million in China’s southern Guangdong province, near Hong Kong.
The disease … fail to disperse standing water and even deploying drones … areas.
A flood-hit street after a river overflowed in … Foshan.
Sources of standing water, which attracts mosquitoes, have …
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Drones, fines and elephant mosquitoes: How China is fighting the chikungunya virus outbreak after nearly 8,000 cases
06 Aug 2025 19:59 GMT
… ordered to discard any stagnant water, and community workers have … province have reported infections. In Hong Kong, a 12-year-old boy … diagnosed with chikungunya fever.
China’s vice-premier Liu Guozhong … , as heavy rain and flooding boost mosquito activity.
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New Legislation Signals Japan’s Shift to “Active” Cyber Defense
06 Aug 2025 21:23 GMT
… cyber security institutions
Japan’s cyber security … Japan’s cyber authorities will be able to remotely track watermarked … against an imminent threat—flooding a server with … confidentiality restrictions. Therefore, Japan’s critical infrastructure operators …
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Man trapped in flood says ‘I can swim’, urges rescuers to save his wife first. Internet applauds
06 Aug 2025 21:45 GMT
As torrential rains devastated northern China in late July, leaving death and destruction in their wake, one powerful moment of selflessness emerged from the chaos—captured on video and now warming hearts across the internet.
In Tianjin’s Jizhou District, …
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Tens of thousands evacuated as torrential rains drench China
06 Aug 2025 19:36 GMT
… wading in waist-deep water and a
group clinging … Wednesday due to severe flooding, according to China's emergency … said.
Continuous rainfall and flooding in multiple areas across
the … Natural disasters are common across China, particularly in
the summer …
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Virus Sickens Thousands In China, But Is This A Repeat Of COVID?
06 Aug 2025 18:16 GMT
… COVID-19 pandemic began in China during December, 2019, and … already sickened thousands across Southern China and is spreading just as … so many people living in China are becoming ill, the … by flooding that has caused a large amount of standing water where …
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President Marcos not naming names yet in flood control mess
06 Aug 2025 17:26 GMT
… subpar or non-existent flood control Unlike the … sought the assistance of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA … feasibility study of each river basin. These will then be … anticipated to support integrated water resources management, improve …
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Hong Kong Faces ‘Black Rain’ Alert After 11-Hour Storm
06 Aug 2025 12:17 GMT
… flooding, airport disruptions, and landslides.
‘Black Rain’ Hits Hong Kong With Torrential Downpours
Hong Kong …
According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the city … part of the South China Sea. As of 2 … Reconsider Attendance
The Hong Kong Observatory had earlier …
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Torrential rain batters Hong Kong, flooding the waterlogged city
06 Aug 2025 11:54 GMT
… relentless rain in Hong Kong set off major floods Tuesday that … hills turned into rivers.
Even for Hong Kong, a city accustomed … waded into waist-high water that had accumulated on … Courts postponed hearings. The Hong Kong International Airport reported that …
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Hong Kong battles floods amid heaviest August rainfall since 1884
06 Aug 2025 10:47 GMT
… follow deadly flash floods in Southern China over the weekend, … the many staircases linking Hong Kong’s multitiered cityscape.
Weather …
The water had risen to ankle height outside Hong Kong’s … will cause serious road flooding and traffic congestion”.
Credit …