China's Culture and Tourism Ministry Warns of Rain and Cooling Risks for Mid-Autumn Holiday

On September 24, the Market Management Department of China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a work notice requiring local culture and tourism authorities to strengthen consultation and analysis, focus on small and medium rivers, slope canyons and flash-flood gullies, strictly implement disaster-warning call-and-feedback mechanisms and promptly evacuate visitors from danger zones. The National Meteorological Center forecasts heavy rain from western China to the Huang-Huai region during the Mid-Autumn holiday, with moderate to heavy rain and local downpours in parts of Sichuan, Chongqing, Shaanxi, Hubei, Henan, Jiangsu, Anhui and Shandong, and significant rain and snow on the Qinghai-…