The harsh heat in Chongqing and the surrounding area caused forest fires, causing more than 1,000 to evacuate.

4 inner urban districts, the city directly under the Central Government in southwest China, continuously recorded forest fires from August 18, causing 1,500 people from 540 households to evacuate.

Forest fires in Chongqing on August 21.

Terrible.

The city government on the morning of August 22 said the cause of the fire was the heat and drought lasted.

A forest fire also broke out in Luzhou, Sichuan province, the vicinity of Chongqing, where it was experiencing a prolonged heat wave and spread to the region of Xich Thuy in Guizhou province.

Chongqing and some southern provinces of China are experiencing the most serious heat wave in 60 years, causing 66 rivers and 25 lakes in the drought city because of the harsh weather and long drought.

Most districts recorded temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius. Bac Boi district recorded 45 degrees Celsius on 18/5, the highest level has been recorded in Chongqing.

Fire firefighters in Chongqing on August 21.

China Central Television CCTV reported that the Government sent a drought relief to the city on August 21, including gasoline and diesel generators, water pumps and other equipment worth 1,

The Chinese weather forecast agency on August 22 issued the 11th Red Warning for high temperatures, the highest level in the 4 -level scale, for some regions, including Chongqing.

Sichuan, an important semiconductor production center, ordered many factories to close many factories for 6 days due to heat due to heat.

The Chinese Meteorological Agency warned that the country is experiencing the largest heat wave, the longest lasting within 60 years.