Close
MyNorthwest
News
Opinion
Sports
Tools
Connect

China sees record rains, heat as weather turns volatile

A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers evacuate stranded residents in flood water in Tuojiang Township, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou in central China's Hunan Province, June 22, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Jiang Linfeng/Xinhua via AP, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask fans herself as she walks on a pedestrian bridge in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - A girl runs through a fountain at an outdoor shopping area on an unseasonably hot day in Beijing, Saturday, June 25, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File) A woman fans herself at an advertisement boards on a bus stand reflecting a masked commuter as they wait for buses in Beijing, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) FILE - Workers gather along a section of flooded railway in Shangrao in central China's Jiangxi province on June 21, 2022. From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June. (Chinatopix via AP, File)
China sees record rains, heat as weather turns volatile