Heavy rain expected in quake areas
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Heavy">Heavy</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span>-6.6 <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="aftershocks">aftershocks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="warned">warned</span>.</p><p><span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="Jun">Jun</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="forecaster">forecaster</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Meteorological">Meteorological</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dingxi">Dingxi</span>, <span word="Gansu">Gansu</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="rain">rain</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="thunderstorms">thunderstorms</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="forecasting">forecasting</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="Lanzhou">Lanzhou</span>, <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rainstorms">rainstorms</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="color">color</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p><span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="quake">quake</span>-<span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="tents">tents</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="poles">poles</span>, "<span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lightning">lightning</span>".</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> 4 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, 411 <span word="aftershocks">aftershocks</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> 5.6, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earthquake">Earthquake</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gansu">Gansu</span>.</p><p><span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="landslides">landslides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>.</p><p><span word="Minxian">Minxian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Zhangxian">Zhangxian</span> <span word="counties">counties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gansu">Gansu</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="at">at</span> 7:45 <span word="am">am</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lanzhou">Lanzhou</span>-<span word="Tianshui">Tianshui</span> <span word="seismic">seismic</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mountainous">mountainous</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="prone">prone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="landslides">landslides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="floods">floods</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Huizhong">Huizhong</span>, <span word="research">research</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Geophysics">Geophysics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Earthquake">Earthquake</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 23 <span word="major">major</span> <span word="seismic">seismic</span> <span word="zones">zones</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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