Heatwave continues to grip parts of southern China

A heat wave continues to grip parts of southern China this week. Jiangxi Province in southeastern China issued high temperature alerts for over two weeks and raised it to the highest level on Sunday.
In Ma'anshan City of Anhui Province, to the north of Jiangxi, the temperature Sunday afternoon reached 42.7 Celsius. Chongqing Municipality witnessed the record-breaking of the longest period of high temperature this summer.
The heat wave is expected to continue for at least ten days, with the highest reaching 44 degree Celsius. The country's meteorological authority said this summer is believed to have the heaviest heat wave in six decades.