China on July 16.7 recorded a record high of 52,2 degrees Celsius in the Turpan Basin of Xinjiang Autonomous Region, while the average temperature in many other localities also exceeded 40 degrees Celsius. Some cities in China China has to use bomb shelters and subway stations as places to avoid heat for people.
People in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, use bomb shelters as a shelter from the heat on July 13.7
Chinese media reported that the temperature in the bunker is usually about 10 degrees Celsius lower than the outdoor temperature. Wuhan City, Hubei Province, announced that two bomb shelters used as heat shelters will open 2. hours per day and remain active until September.
In the city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, the local government requisitioned six bomb shelters capable of serving about 6 people and installed a free wifi system, arranged drinking water and heat shock medicine. in the cellar. The city also plans a special-use area in 2.000 subway lines to serve passengers to rest and avoid the heat GlobalTimes.
Xi'an city in Shaanxi province and Nanjing city in Jiangsu province also implemented similar plans with some local bomb shelters.
Many regions in China are experiencing unusually severe heat. Since the beginning of the year, China's National Meteorological Center has issued 43 hot weather warnings, including 16 orange warnings - the second highest on the country's three-level scale, according to the report. China Daily.
Prolonged hot weather causes electricity consumption in China to increase sharply. Earlier this week, the electricity load on China's southern electricity grid, which supplies power to five southern provinces, reached a record 5 million kilowatts.
