An area in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, is flooded on Tuesday as a result of recent downpours. [Photo/China News Service] More than 300,000 people have been working around the clock on levees covering 2,000 kilometers in Hunan province, as major waterways remain at dangerously high levels, despite heavy rainfall having subsided. The provincial water resources authority said the level of the Xiangjiang River, a major tributary of the Yangtze River, has dropped to 39.07 meters in Changsha, down from a record-high 39.44 meters on Sunday. According to forecasts, the water level will remain above the warning level for three more days in Changsha, the provincial capital, and the neighboring cities of Xiangtan and Zhuzhou. personalised fabric wristbandsdesign your own wristbandmotivational bracelets for athletesadjustable wristbandscustom rubber braceletsrubber bracelets custom cheap
MACAO - Two former officials of Macao's Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau have been held accountable for failing to exercise managerial responsibilities during Typhoon Hato, Macao Information Bureau quoted a special investigation committee as saying on Wednesday.Macao's Chief Executive Chui Sai-on, who commissioned the investigation, decided to enforce aggravated punishments, including retrospective dismissal from office of a former bureau director, and a 130-day suspension from current duties for a former deputy director.The latter had already resigned from that management post and is now a staff member of the meteorological bureau, the Information Bureau said.Since the former director in question had already retired from public service, the applicable penalty will be substituted by a four-year suspension of pension payments.No further disciplinary actions against the two persons would be conducted under relevant regulations and laws, since their acts of misconduct during the Typhoon Hato had already been reviewed in the special investigation, the Information Bureau added.Chui Sai-on earlier authorized a special committee to investigate whether public departments and civil servants had acted appropriately during preparation for Typhoon Hato and related relief work in its aftermath.The powerful Typhoon Hato battered Macao in August 2017, causing 10 people dead and resulting in heavy economic losses.
