*Strong heat wave expected in China for the next few weeks.
*South Korean authorities declare state of national disaster due to fires that have killed at least 4 people.
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*South Korean authorities declare state of national disaster due to fires that have killed at least 4 people.
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00:00And in Spain, authorities declared a state of emergency in several cities due to rainfall
00:04caused by Storm Bariño.
00:06Local authorities in Madrid and other nearby areas are warning about the risk of floods
00:12and storms due to the weather conditions.
00:15In this sense, the state meteorological agency call on residents to remain alert to the possibility
00:20of overflowing rivers and flooding of streets and roads.
00:24So far, Andalusia has been the most affected region in the last few days with thousands
00:28of victims and structural damages.
00:40While in China, citizens face an unusual heat wave with maximum temperatures that could
00:44exceed historic heights during the summer season.
00:47According to meteorological reports, in areas south and center of the Yellow River, temperatures
00:52are expected to reach over 30 degrees Celsius.
00:55On the other hand, the Xinjiang region prepares to receive a strong cold air mass with possible
01:00snowfall.
01:01So authorities are urging the public to take precautions.
01:13And the South Korean government declared a state of national disaster due to a wave of
01:17fires raging in the southeast of the country.
01:21Authorities have so far registered four people dead.
01:23Local authorities issued a state of emergency and warned that there are more than 16 active
01:28fire outbreaks throughout the country.
01:30They also stated that more than 200 people were evacuated due to the fire that has devastated
01:35more than 847 hectares of land.
01:38Authorities continue with efforts to control the fire and have deployed 28 helicopters,
01:4346 firefighting vehicles, and 373 forest firefighting personnel.
01:57On this March 22, the world celebrates International Water Day with emphasis on the preservation
02:02of glaciers.
02:03The date was set by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993 to raise awareness, especially
02:08about the over 2 billion people around the world who have no regular access to drinking
02:13water.
02:15On this date, experts called for the protection of glaciers, large ice deposits storing about
02:2070 percent of the planet's freshwater.
02:23Experts warned that climate change is mainly manifested through water, which is why 9 out
02:27of 10 disasters are related to water.
02:30And they also warned that due to climate change, driven mainly by human activity, since the
02:3419th century, glaciers are melting rapidly.