Posted on 07/07/2020 6:31:53 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
China, still grappling with the CCP virus pandemic, has been hit with wave after wave of natural disasters across the country.
Weeks of torrential rainfall caused some of the worst floodings in decades, wreaking havoc in 26 provinces across central and southern China and disrupting the lives of more than 19 million, according to authorities.
In recent weeks, hailstorms and earthquakes also struck parts of the country. Swarming locusts and animal-borne diseases were but the latest of the country’s woes.
Close to 50 million Chinese have suffered from some form of natural catastrophe in the first half of 2020, according to China’s emergency management authorities. Official tallies stated that the disasters have left 271 missing or dead, and 914,000 people urgently evacuated, but the true numbers are likely far higher, given authorities’ tendency to cover up information.
Almost daily rainfall across large swathes of China since June has caused around 300 rivers to exceed warning levels and prompted dozens of cities to send emergency alerts. Citizens have recounted houses and cars being washed away in the stormwater.
Hubei, a central Chinese province whose capital Wuhan was ground zero of the virus outbreak, was particularly hard-hit by the downpours. The unprecedented rainfall has paralyzed hundreds of roads, overwhelmed five major lakes in the region, and caused nearly 1,100 reservoirs to overflow, according to local authorities.
“Come to see the ocean in Wuhan,” one local said in a video showing knee-high water on the road.
In Shanghai, a trio of rains, angry winds, and roaring thunder shook residents wide awake early on July 6. The accumulated rainwater on the rooftop of a shopping mall began to spill over, while gushing water burst out of a manhole cover, according to accounts from locals and videos shared online.
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Pharoah didn’t take the hint and I doubt Xi will.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of murderous people.
Aw that’s a shame...
*snicker*
Keeping an eye on Three Gorges Dam...
The Mandate of Heaven (Chinese: 天命; pinyin: Tiānmìng; Wade–Giles: T'ien-ming, literally "Heaven's will") is a Chinese political and religious teaching that was used in ancient and imperial China to justify the rule of the King or Emperor of China. According to this belief, Heaven (天, Tian) — which embodies the natural order and will of the universe — bestows the mandate on a just ruler of China, the "Son of Heaven" of the "Celestial Empire". If a ruler was overthrown, this was interpreted as an indication that the ruler was unworthy, and had lost the mandate. It was also a common belief that natural disasters such as famine and flood were divine retributions bearing signs of Heaven's displeasure with the ruler, so there would often be revolts following major disasters as the people saw these calamities as signs that the Mandate of Heaven had been withdrawn.
Mandate of Heaven - Wikipedia
*snicker* right back :)
I’ve been to Yangshou - it’s a cool little tourist trap town on the Li River, popular with Japanese and Korean visitors. That picture is sad.
Actually I have great empathy for the Chinese people. They are victims of an evil murderous regime.
See, see! Trump’s racist, white supremacist remarks again!
RE: Pharoah didn’t take the hint and I doubt Xi will.
So, who is Moses in this particular case?
Do they still feel this way about the Mandate of Heaven, or have they become too modern and secular?
Assuming Trump is re-elected, there is a MAGA mega disaster headed their way.
They asking for
American Aid???
My give a damn is busted.
RE: They asking for American Aid???
NO. They’d rather let the people suffer than admit they need America’s
Help. PRIDE!!
And even if out of desperation, they accepted, it will be kept a secret.
Oh, yeah. The term "game-changer" is over-used but if that dam goes we won't be talking about the WuFlu anymore.
50,000,000 effected out of 1,400,000,000? Pfft. That is probably a rounding error in China.
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