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*Strong heat wave expected in China for the next few weeks. *South Korean authorities declare state of national disaster due to fires that have killed at least 4 people. teleSUR

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00:00And in Spain, authorities declared a state of emergency in several cities due to rainfall

00:04caused by Storm Bariño.

00:06Local authorities in Madrid and other nearby areas are warning about the risk of floods

00:12and storms due to the weather conditions.

00:15In this sense, the state meteorological agency call on residents to remain alert to the possibility

00:20of overflowing rivers and flooding of streets and roads.

00:24So far, Andalusia has been the most affected region in the last few days with thousands

00:28of victims and structural damages.

00:40While in China, citizens face an unusual heat wave with maximum temperatures that could

00:44exceed historic heights during the summer season.

00:47According to meteorological reports, in areas south and center of the Yellow River, temperatures

00:52are expected to reach over 30 degrees Celsius.

00:55On the other hand, the Xinjiang region prepares to receive a strong cold air mass with possible

01:00snowfall.

01:01So authorities are urging the public to take precautions.

01:13And the South Korean government declared a state of national disaster due to a wave of

01:17fires raging in the southeast of the country.

01:21Authorities have so far registered four people dead.

01:23Local authorities issued a state of emergency and warned that there are more than 16 active

01:28fire outbreaks throughout the country.

01:30They also stated that more than 200 people were evacuated due to the fire that has devastated

01:35more than 847 hectares of land.

01:38Authorities continue with efforts to control the fire and have deployed 28 helicopters,

01:4346 firefighting vehicles, and 373 forest firefighting personnel.

01:57On this March 22, the world celebrates International Water Day with emphasis on the preservation

02:02of glaciers.

02:03The date was set by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993 to raise awareness, especially

02:08about the over 2 billion people around the world who have no regular access to drinking

02:13water.

02:15On this date, experts called for the protection of glaciers, large ice deposits storing about

02:2070 percent of the planet's freshwater.

02:23Experts warned that climate change is mainly manifested through water, which is why 9 out

02:27of 10 disasters are related to water.

02:30And they also warned that due to climate change, driven mainly by human activity, since the

02:3419th century, glaciers are melting rapidly.

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