And the town of zhuozhou, in the north, which is usually flood free. china s recent floods hit hard in parts of the country not accustomed to them. and its meteorological administration says both extreme temperatures and precipitation have definitely increased in recent decades. it s one thing to talk about climate change in the abstract, quite another to consider real human impacts. this whole town is having to rebuild after the recent floods and all these businesses, they ve been completely trashed by the floodwaters, and the people here, they don t know how they re going to be able to get back to the way their lives were. both this man s shops in zhuozhou, hebei province, were submerged by the floodwaters. translation: it will take me 8-10 years to recover - from these losses. the government has not said
Dramatic pictures there. firefighters rushed to the scene of the blaze late on saturday. the explosion happened as they were fighting the fire, injuring many. these pictures, filmed a few hours ago, show the damage the blast caused. the recent heavy flooding in china, which claimed 81 lives, has shocked the country, especially because it occurred in areas not usually prone to such a disaster. chinese scientists are blaming climate change, and are warning that extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and dangerous. 0ur china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, visited luoxingdun island, situated in a southern flood plain, and the town of zhuozhou, in the north, which doesn t usually flood. china s recent floods hit hard in parts of the country not accustomed to them. and its meteorological administration says both extreme temperatures and precipitation have definitely increased
You re live with bbc news. recent flooding in china has claimed more than 80 lives, and also caused vast economic damage. what has also shocked many there is that the floods struck parts of the country that re not normally subject to these types of disasters. chinese scientists are blaming climate change, warning that extreme weather events are hitting the country more frequently, and with greater devastation than ever before. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell visited luoxingdun island, in the country s flood plain in the south. and also, to the town of zhuozhou, in the north, which is normally flood free. here is his special report. china s recent floods hit hard in parts of the country not accustomed to them. and its meteorological administration says both extreme temperatures and precipitation have definitely increased in recent decades. it s one thing to talk about climate change