NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. states of New York and New Jersey on Thursday declared a state of emergency for areas under flash flood warnings, as heavy rain slammed the East Coast, threatened ...

BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday activated a Level-IV emergency response for flood control in Beijing.

BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities on Monday activated a Level-IV emergency response for disaster relief in Beijing and Hebei as torrential rains lashed the regions, according to the ...

VLADIVOSTOK, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in Russia's far eastern Sakhalin Region on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in the Severo-Kurilsk District following a powerful earthquake and ...