August 25, 2022

A crippling drought aggravated by a record heatwave has spread across half of China and reached the normally frigid Tibetan Plateau.

This is according to official data released this Thursday, saying the world’s second-largest economy has experienced over 70 days of heatwaves, flash floods and droughts.

The agriculture ministry also said Southern China has recorded its longest continuous period of high temperatures since records began more than 60 years ago.

Experts have said the intensity, scope and duration of the heatwave could make it one of the worst recorded in global history.