Weather forecasters are calling for a mixed bag of bad
weather for the country which begins the week-long May Day holiday
Monday.
Southern China can expect to be lashed by rain while people in
the north are likely going to have to suffer through another
sandstorm.
Heavy rain will hit areas along the Huaihe River and to the
south of the Yangtze River most of the week, said Wang Bangzhong,
deputy-director of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
weather forecast and disaster relief department.
Wind and a moderate sandstorm will sweep across northern China,
brought by a cold snap in northern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
starting on Wednesday. Sandstorms will affect the Inner Mongolia
Autonomous Region and Gansu Province with temperature drops from
Thursday to Saturday.
Rain is forecast for most of the nation Thursday to
Saturday.
Meteorologists are warning the public of increasing natural
disasters caused by climate change and advise tourists to pay more
attention to weather forecasts.
(Xinhua News Agency May 1, 2006)