Rainstorms to hit SW China as heat wave continues

Rainstorms will pelt China's southwestern regions over the next three days while the south will continue to see lingering high temperatures, the Chinese National Meteorological Center (NMC) said Tuesday. The NMC said that from Tuesday to Thursday, storms will hit Chongqing Municipality and some areas in Sichuan and Guizhou provinces, and severe rainstorms are expected to hit the northern part of the Sichuan Basin and parts of Shaanxi Province, China''s News Agency (Xinhua) reported. Scorching heat will continue to hit the southern and southeastern regions, with the highest temperature expected to reach 39 degrees Celsius in some areas, and the heat wave will persist in these regions on Wednesday. The forecast indicates that Beijing and the neighboring Tianjin Municipality will also endure hot weather today, with temperatures ranging 35-37 degrees.