High temperatures running over 35 degrees Celsius brought in by summer heat waves sweeping the country has prompted China Meteorological Administration to issue a level-two emergency response for the first time. The level-two emergency response covers provinces including east China's Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, central China's Hunan and Hubei, south China's Fujian, and Shanghai and Chongqing municipalities.
The response was launched after a second-level heat alert was issued for two consecutive days and will continue for the following 3 days, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The second-level heat alert has lasted for four consecutive days, with the highest temperature in the country exceeding 37 degrees Celsius.
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