Heavy rainstorms hit multiple regions in China, killing 3 and leaving 19 missing in Chongqing
暴雨袭击了中国多个地区，在重庆造成3人死亡，19人失踪
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Multiple regions across China on Sunday issued red alerts for rainstorms as heavy, prolonged torrential rain continued to batter the southern and central parts of China, which has resulted in flash flooding, landslides and mudslides. In particular, torrential rain in Southwest China's Chongqing has resulted in three deaths and at least 19 people missing, media reported on Sunday.
周日，中国多个地区发布暴雨红色预警，长时间强降雨持续袭击中国南部和中部地区，导致山洪暴发、山体滑坡和泥石流。据媒体周日报道，尤其是中国西南部重庆的暴雨已导致3人死亡、至少19人失踪。
An extreme rainstorm hit Chongqing's Yongchuan district from late Saturday to early Sunday morning, with rainfall in the Chashan Zhuhai community in the district reaching 296.6 millimeters from 2 am to 4 am and peak hourly rainfall of 103.6 millimeters. The sudden downpour had left three dead and 17 people missing as of 2:30 pm on Sunday, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Sunday.
周六傍晚至周日凌晨，重庆永川区遭遇极端暴雨袭击，该区茶山竹海社区凌晨2点至4点降雨量达296.6毫米，最大小时降雨量达103.6毫米。据中国中央电视台（CCTV）周日报道，截至周日下午2点30分，突如其来的暴雨已造成3人死亡、17人失踪。
In addition, two people were also unaccounted for after the rain lashed Beibei district in the municipality, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
此外，据新华社报道，暴雨袭击该市北碚区后，另有两人下落不明。
Following the flooding, the flood control and drought relief headquarters at both the municipal and district levels in Chongqing swiftly activated emergency response measures, with over 400 personnel from public security, emergency response, and fire services deployed to the scene for rescue and emergency operations.
洪水发生后，重庆市、区两级防汛抗旱指挥部迅速启动应急响应措施，公安、应急、消防等400余人赶赴现场抢险救援。
Rescue operations were still underway at full scale as of press time. A total of 168 people have been evacuated and 82 have been relocated and resettled in emergency response efforts, CCTV reported.
截至记者发稿时，救援行动仍在全面展开。据中央电视台报道，应急响应行动中，168 人得到疏散，82 人得到转移安置。
After consultation and risk assessment, the Chongqing flood control and drought relief headquarters decided to upgrade to a Level-I flood control emergency response at the city level in the Yongchuan district starting at 2 pm on Sunday.
经会商和风险评估，重庆市防汛抗旱指挥部决定，自周日下午2时起，将永川区防汛应急响应提升至市本级Ⅰ级。
According to the municipal hydrological monitoring center, heavy rainfall has pushed water levels above warning marks at 37 monitoring stations on 22 small and medium-sized rivers across Chongqing, per CCTV.
据中央电视台报道，市水文监测中心称，强降雨已导致重庆22条中小河流上的37个监测站水位超过警戒线。
China's Ministry of Water Resources and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued a red alert for flash flood disasters, forecasting very high risks of flash floods (red alert) in localized areas in western Anhui Province and eastern Hubei Province from 8 pm on Sunday to 8 pm on Monday, while other regions, including western Zhejiang, western and southern Anhui, northeastern Jiangxi, and eastern Hubei have a high risk of flash floods (orange alert) triggered by short-duration intense rainfall, China Central Television reported on Sunday.
据中央电视台周日报道，水利部与中国气象局联合发布山洪灾害红色预警：预报周日 20 时至周一 20 时，安徽西部、湖北东部局部地区山洪灾害风险很高（红色预警）；浙江西部、安徽西部和南部、江西东北部等区域，受短时强降雨影响，山洪灾害风险较高（橙色预警）。
In Central China's Hubei Province, the meteorological authority in Wuhan city issued a red rainstorm alert on Sunday morning, warning of over 100 millimeters of rainfall within three hours in some areas and risks of urban and rural waterlogging and geological disasters, and flooding in small and medium-sized rivers, and advising the suspension of public gatherings, classes, and business activities, the Hubei Daily reported on Sunday.
据《湖北日报》周日报道，武汉市气象部门于周日上午发布暴雨红色预警：部分地区三小时累计降雨量将超 100 毫米，存在城乡内涝、地质灾害以及中小河流洪水风险；建议暂停公众集会、停课、停业。
This is the second red alert for rainstorms issued by Wuhan within a week, following another red alert released on the evening of May 18. Statistics show that Wuhan has issued a total of 14 rainstorm warnings over the past week, according to the Hubei Daily.
这是武汉一周内第二次发布暴雨红色预警，此前该市曾于5月18日晚发布过一次暴雨红色预警。据《湖北日报》报道，统计数据显示，武汉在过去一周共发布了14次暴雨预警。
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