Gansu province
Coverage of Gansu province in the Nexus archive.
- Typhoon Bavi takes aim at China as Taiwan’s capital shuts schools
Typhoon Bavi is moving toward China's east coast, prompting school closures in Taipei and flight cancellations. Over 17,000 people have been evacuated in Zhejiang province as the storm weakens from supertyphoon strength. Previous storms, including Tropical Storm Maysak and severe thunderstorms, have caused at least 50 deaths in China.
- China braces for a powerful typhoon after a week of deadly storms
A powerful typhoon, Bavi, is approaching China's east coast after causing disruptions in Taiwan and Japan, following a week of deadly storms that killed 50 people in China. Evacuations and flight cancellations are underway as the typhoon weakens from supertyphoon strength, with previous storms and floods in Guangxi and Hubei provinces also claiming lives.
- China allocates millions in new disaster relief after storms and a deadly landslide
China allocated 90 million yuan in disaster relief for Hubei, Gansu, and Guangxi provinces after severe storms, a deadly landslide, and flooding caused casualties, displacement, and infrastructure damage. Over 130,000 people were evacuated, and rescue operations involving thousands of personnel and boats were underway.
- 21 who died in landslide in northwest China were forestry workers
A landslide in northwest China's Gansu province killed 21 forestry workers and injured seven others. The disaster occurred in an uninhabited valley during a forest maintenance operation, with preliminary assessments citing steep terrain, erosion, and geological factors as causes. Rescue operations concluded after excavators cleared debris from the 40-meter-wide landslide.
- Death toll of landslide in northwestern China rises to 21 as rescue operations conclude
A landslide in northwestern China's Gansu province killed 21 people, with 33 buried and seven injured. Rescue operations concluded after all trapped individuals were recovered, though the cause remains unclear.
- Death toll of landslide in northwestern China rises to 21 as rescue operations conclude
A landslide in northwestern China's Gansu province killed 21 people, burying 33 residents in Nanhe township. Rescue operations concluded by early Wednesday, with seven injured and five unharmed. The cause of the landslide remains unclear.
- Woodworkers buried as landslide death toll rises to 21 in weather-ravaged China
A landslide in northwestern China has killed 21 people and injured seven, with victims primarily woodworkers in Longnan, Gansu province. Rescue operations continue as typhoon-related weather and flooding exacerbate the crisis.
- Landslide in northwestern China leaves 5 dead and 12 still trapped
A landslide in northwestern China's Gansu province killed five people and left 12 trapped after burying 33 individuals in Nanhe township. Rescue operations involving excavators and authorities are underway, with the cause of the landslide remaining unclear.
- A landslide in China buries 33 people, with about half of them rescued, state media report
A landslide in Gansu province, China, buried 33 people, with 17 rescued. Authorities relocated affected residents, but the cause remains unknown.
- China’s Solar Industry Launches Space Alliance With Few Details
China's solar industry has launched a space alliance, though the article provides few details about its objectives or participants. A photovoltaic power station in Gansu Province, China, is mentioned as a location associated with solar panel operations.
- China police officers dig through sand with bare hands to search for Taiwan tourist’s lost phone
Chinese police officers manually dug through sand to retrieve a lost phone belonging to a Taiwan tourist at the Singing Sand Dunes in Dunhuang, Gansu province. The woman, surnamed Tsao, later displayed her Taiwan resident travel permit and praised China as the safest country.
- Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying lifts off into space on Shenzhou-23 mission
Hong Kong’s first astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, successfully launched into space on China’s Shenzhou-23 mission via a Long March-2F rocket from Jiuquan. The China Manned Space Agency reported the launch as successful.
- Hongkongers praise astronaut Lai Ka-ying at send-off ceremony in Jiuquan
Hongkongers attended a send-off ceremony in Jiuquan to celebrate the Shenzhou-23 mission, praising Lai Ka-ying, Hong Kong's first astronaut, as a source of inspiration. The event featured cheers for astronauts Lai, Zhu Yangzhu, and Zhang Zhiyuan before they traveled to the Gobi Desert launch site.