The integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta is a major national strategy personally planned, deployed, and promoted by General Secretary Xi Jinping. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed to improve the mechanism for implementing regional coordinated development strategies and promote the Yangtze River Delta and other regions to better serve as powerhouses for high-quality development. Following the direction guided by the General Secretary, the three provinces and one city of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui are focusing on the two key terms "integration" and "high quality" to accelerate the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, better playing a pioneering, leading, demonstrating, and radiating role. The Yangtze River Delta region is one of the most economically active, open, and innovative regions in China. In the first half of this year, the GDP of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui exceeded 15 trillion yuan, accounting for about a quarter of the national economy, demonstrating strong momentum for high-quality development. The integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta is a major national strategy personally planned, deployed, and promoted by General Secretary Xi Jinping. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary has visited the Yangtze River Delta region for inspection and research on many occasions, presiding over a series of important meetings to guide the direction of integrated development in the region. The General Secretary emphasized that deeply advancing the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta is of great significance for China to build a new development pattern, promote high-quality development, and comprehensively advance the building of a strong country and the rejuvenation of the nation through Chinese modernization. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed to promote the Yangtze River Delta and other regions to better serve as powerhouses for high-quality development, pointing the way forward for the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta to deepen. To implement the spirit of the Plenum, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui recently jointly issued a new round of three-year action plan for the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, formulating 165 key tasks around nine major areas. Focusing on integration, the cross-regional collaborative innovation capability in science and technology in the Yangtze River Delta region continues to strengthen. Starting this year, the three provinces and one city launched the deepening of the layout of the Yangtze River Delta National Technology Innovation Center system. In the metal surface coating laboratory of Anhui University of Technology, a "crowdfunding research" project for titanium alloy materials, jointly initiated by leading enterprises from Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Anhui, and the Yangtze River Delta National Technology Innovation Center, is underway. "Crowdfunding" has changed the previous state of fighting alone in scientific research. The joint efforts of leading enterprises and scientific research institutions not only reduce the financial pressure on enterprises but also improve research and development efficiency, achieving joint investment, risk sharing, and outcome sharing. This year, the Yangtze River Delta will also explore the establishment of a joint fund for basic research and form a Yangtze River Delta innovation consortium around major research tasks. Focusing on integration, world-class industrial clusters in the Yangtze River Delta are also accelerating their construction. At sea, the second domestically built large cruise ship is being built at an accelerated pace, effectively driving the progress and development of the shipbuilding support, design, and maintenance industries in the Yangtze River Delta region. On land, the Yangtze River Delta new energy vehicle industry has initially formed a "4-hour industrial circle," with about 40% of the national new energy vehicles produced here. In the air, a low-altitude economy industrial cluster is rapidly forming in the Yangtze River Delta, supported by Shanghai's ongoing construction of the first batch of low-altitude inter-provincial general aviation cities in the country, Jiangsu's planning and construction of 70 general airports focusing on the low-altitude economy, Zhejiang's cultivation and development of a full industrial chain for drones, and Anhui's efforts to build a domestic general aviation complete aircraft manufacturing and component production base. Focusing on integration, the Yangtze River Delta's "happiness circle" for people's livelihoods continues to expand. Starting in August, dynamic project changes in household registration information and other services in the Yangtze River Delta can be handled across provinces, with over 170 cross-provincial services cumulatively launched; using social security cards as a carrier, the Yangtze River Delta has achieved "one card" for over 50 resident service matters. Next, the three provinces and one city will further enhance the convenience of inter-provincial transportation, deeply promote the interconnectedness of health information, and explore the interconnectedness and mutual recognition of medical examinations and tests. Looking to the future, the three provinces and one city of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui will firmly grasp high-quality development as the primary task, strengthen cross-regional collaboration in scientific and industrial innovation, accelerate the improvement of integrated development mechanisms and systems, actively promote high-level coordinated opening up, strengthen joint protection and governance of the ecological environment, and strive to enhance safety development capabilities, promoting new and greater breakthroughs in the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and better playing a leading and demonstrating role in Chinese modernization.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council recently issued the "Opinions on Promoting the Spirit of Educators and Strengthening the Construction of a High-Quality and Professional Teacher Workforce in the New Era." The "Opinions" pointed out that it is necessary to adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second and Third Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee, adhere to the Party's overall leadership over education, implement the Party's education policy in the new era, fulfill the fundamental task of fostering virtue through education, strengthen teacher队伍 construction as the most important foundational work for building a strong education nation, strengthen the guidance of the spirit of educators, improve teachers' abilities to impart knowledge and cultivate people, improve the long-term mechanism for building teacher ethics, deepen reform and innovation of the teacher workforce, accelerate the addressing of prominent shortcomings in teacher workforce construction, strengthen the supply of high-quality teacher training, optimize teacher resource allocation, and build a high-quality and professional teacher workforce with noble ethics, exquisite professionalism, reasonable structure, and full of vitality, so as to provide strong support for accelerating the modernization of education, building a strong education nation, and providing education that satisfies the people. The "Opinions" emphasized that in work, it is necessary to adhere to the spirit of educators to strengthen teachers and practice the common values of the teacher group. It is necessary to adhere to the cultivation and nurturing of the spirit of educators and build a good ecosystem for teacher development that integrates daily immersion, project empowerment, and platform support. It is necessary to adhere to the promotion and practice of the spirit of educators and build a main position for practicing the spirit of educators. It is necessary to adhere to the guidance and encouragement of the spirit of educators and guide the majority of teachers to transform the spirit of educators into conscious thought and action. The "Opinions" proposed that after 3 to 5 years of efforts, the spirit of educators will be vigorously promoted, and positive results will be achieved in the construction of a high-quality and professional teacher workforce. Teachers will show a new style in moral cultivation, dedication to learning, and imparting knowledge and cultivating people, and the social atmosphere of respecting teachers and valuing education will be stronger. By 2035, the spirit of educators will become the conscious pursuit of the majority of teachers, the modernization of the teacher workforce governance system and governance capacity will be achieved, digital empowerment of teacher development will become a norm, the status of teachers will be consolidated and improved, and teachers will become one of the most respected and admired professions in society, forming a good situation where outstanding talents compete to become teachers and outstanding teachers continue to emerge. The "Opinions" put forward clear requirements for strengthening the ideological and political construction of the teacher workforce, fostering noble teacher ethics, improving teachers' professional qualities, strengthening the protection of teachers' rights and interests, and promoting a social atmosphere of respecting teachers and valuing education.
On the afternoon of August 26, the State Council held its ninth special study session on the theme of "Implementing the National Strategy for Proactively Responding to Population Aging and Promoting Coordinated Development of Elderly Care Undertakings and Industries." Premier Li Qiang, who presided over the study, emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on aging work, conscientiously implement the national strategy for proactively responding to population aging in accordance with the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, integrate the concepts of active aging and healthy aging throughout the entire process of economic and social development, strengthen and improve aging work, and promote the high-quality development of elderly care undertakings. Professor Wu Yushao of Fudan University gave a lecture. Vice Premier Liu Guozhong and State Councilors Wang Xiaohong and Chen Yiqin delivered exchange speeches. After listening to the lecture and exchange speeches, Li Qiang pointed out the need to view the new situation of aging development objectively and dialectically. While highly valuing the challenges brought by aging, it is also necessary to recognize that aging contains new development opportunities, and the elderly population is also a valuable resource. It is necessary to combine responding to population aging with promoting economic and social development, and strengthen service, funding, and institutional guarantees. Li Qiang pointed out the need to strengthen service guarantees for "elderly care," strengthen the construction of home and community-based elderly care service systems, improve rural elderly care service networks, and develop long-term care services for the needs of frail elderly people. Large-scale skills training should be carried out to enhance the attractiveness of elderly care nursing as a profession. He also stressed the need to strengthen financial guarantees for "elderly dependence," improve the national统筹 system of basic old-age insurance, and improve the multi-level and multi-pillar old-age insurance system. Furthermore, he emphasized the need to strengthen institutional guarantees for "elderly participation," creating diverse and personalized employment opportunities suitable for the elderly. He called for vigorously promoting the expansion and quality improvement of the "silver economy." Li Qiang stressed that all regions and departments should further enhance their sense of responsibility and urgency, formulate and improve targeted policies, solve key and difficult problems, and continuously enhance the well-being of the elderly.
The Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China emphasized that integrated urban-rural development is an inevitable requirement of Chinese modernization and made arrangements for improving the institutional mechanisms for integrated urban-rural development. How to promote the common prosperity and development of urban and rural areas in the new era? Today (August 26), our authoritative interview features an exclusive interview with Zhu Weidong, Deputy Director of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission Office and Deputy Director of the Central Rural Work Leading Group Office. Zhu Weidong stated that improving the institutional mechanisms for integrated urban-rural development is a major task that affects the overall situation and has far-reaching implications. On the one hand, it is necessary to improve the institutional mechanisms for promoting new urbanization, with the focus on accelerating the urbanization of the agricultural transfer population and supporting them to truly settle down and integrate into cities. On the other hand, it is necessary to improve policies that strengthen, benefit, and enrich agriculture, apply the experience of Zhejiang's "Thousands of Projects," and improve the long-term mechanism for promoting comprehensive rural revitalization. The two-tier management system based on household contracted management and combining unified and separate operations is China's basic rural operating system and the cornerstone of our Party's rural policy. The Plenum proposed to consolidate and improve the basic rural operating system. Zhu Weidong stated that the key is to grasp the dialectical relationship between change and invariance. It is necessary to adhere to the fundamental position of household operations, stabilize land contract relations, implement the policy of extending the second round of land contracts by another thirty years after their expiration, giving farmers a long-term sense of security. At the same time, deepen the reform of the "three rights separation" of contracted land. Food security is a "matter of national importance." Zhu Weidong stated that the Plenum focuses on strengthening institutional guarantees from both hardware and software aspects to ensure that "the Chinese people's rice bowl" is held more securely. In terms of hardware, the focus is on deepening land system reform, emphasizing the quantity and quality of cultivated land protection, reforming and improving the cultivated land balance system, and ensuring that the quantity of cultivated land does not decrease. Improve the construction, acceptance, and management mechanisms for high-standard farmland, ensuring that every piece built becomes productive. At the same time, emphasize the improvement of the management system to ensure that cultivated land is used for basic food crops, ensuring that agricultural land is used for agriculture and good land is used for grain. In terms of software, the focus is on mobilizing the enthusiasm of farmers to grow grain and local governments to manage grain.
The National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration recently jointly issued a document stating that China will carry out large-scale equipment upgrades and technological transformations in key energy sectors, starting from seven aspects: thermal power, power transmission and distribution, and wind power. By 2027, the scale of equipment investment in the energy sector will increase by more than 25% compared to 2023. In thermal power, efforts will continue to promote energy-saving renovations, heating renovations, and flexibility renovations, and accelerate the digital design and construction and intelligent upgrading of thermal power. In power transmission and distribution, the overall renovation of old substations and transmission lines is encouraged, and the replacement of equipment that has been in operation for a long time or does not meet operational requirements will be accelerated to improve the safe operation capability of the power grid. In wind power, wind farms that have been in grid operation for more than 15 years or have a single unit capacity of less than 1.5 megawatts are encouraged to carry out renovation and upgrading.
Data recently released by the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing shows that as consumer demand for quality consumption increases, China's cold chain logistics market continued to expand in the first half of this year, and cold chain infrastructure construction accelerated. At a new energy refrigerated truck manufacturing enterprise in Zhengzhou, Henan, a new vehicle rolls off the production line in less than 9 minutes on average. The acceleration of the enterprise's production rhythm benefits from the market demand brought by national policies this year. The policies for large-scale equipment renewal and consumer goods trade-in clearly state that new energy commercial vehicles should be promoted in an orderly manner, and the intelligent and green upgrading of transportation equipment such as refrigerated trucks should be supported. Currently, purchasing a new energy refrigerated truck can receive a national subsidy of 35,000 yuan, further reducing the enterprise's vehicle purchase cost. As an important infrastructure for cold chain logistics, the country has further increased the construction of cold storage facilities in product origins this year. In the first half of the year, the national cold storage project capital investment was 20.718 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.39%. From the field to the hub, the "first mile" of fresh agricultural products from their origin is being opened up. In Haimen Town, Nantong, Jiangsu, 500 mu of okra, which is entering its harvest season this year, has for the first time been directly transported into field cold storage after harvesting, preserving freshness from the source. At the Nanchang National Backbone Cold Chain Logistics Base in Jiangxi, a standardized cold storage with a capacity of 700,000 cubic meters officially began operation this year. Through the application of all-variable temperature technology, it can create cold and frozen storage spaces with different temperature zones. The latest data shows that in the first half of this year, China's total cold chain logistics reached 3.22 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.9%.
At present, autumn grain crops and marine fisheries in some parts of China are successively entering their harvest season. This year, various regions have solidified the foundation for a bumper harvest by promoting new technologies and equipment. The latest agricultural situation dispatch shows that currently, rice and corn in Northeast China are in the grain-filling stage, and soybeans are in the pod-filling stage; in Southern China, late-season double-cropping rice is successively entering the tillering stage, and its growth is better than in previous years. In this year's autumn grain field management, Jilin, Shandong, Shaanxi, and other provinces have vigorously promoted the "water-fertilizer integration + dense planting" high-yield and efficient cultivation technology model, while Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and other provinces have explored the comprehensive "networking" of pest and disease monitoring and disposal equipment this year to achieve refined field management. Currently, autumn grain varieties in some regions have already begun to be harvested. Over 2 million mu of fresh corn in Heilongjiang Province has successively begun harvesting. In this high-standard farmland in Qinggang County, growers are using stem-and-ear harvesters for the first time. Rice in Sichuan Province has successively begun harvesting. This year, Sichuan launched the "Tianfu Granary · Hundred Counties, Thousand Pieces" construction action for the first time. The Qianmu high-yield demonstration plot for rice in Guang'an adopted a series of core technologies such as "side deep fertilization, efficient transplanting, and reduced hole stable seedling machine transplanting." All rice Qianmu high-yield demonstration plots, after actual harvesting and yield measurement, achieved an average yield of over 700 kilograms per mu. With the end of the three-and-a-half-month summer fishing moratorium, fishing has recently opened in the South China Sea and parts of the East China Sea. At Houjing Wharf in Dongshan, Fujian, the first batch of fishing boats returning from sea are successively entering the port to unload their catches. In recent days, about 120 fishing boats have entered and left the port every day, with a fish unloading volume of 1,000 tons. In Zhanjiang, Guangdong, the smart marine ranch has also begun concentrated harvesting. This year, the "Hengyi No. 1" and other deep-sea aquaculture equipment and some gravity cage aquaculture facilities near the coast, which were put into use locally, have achieved intelligent upgrading of traditional aquaculture. Each such gravity cage can produce about 100,000 jin of fish, providing more high-quality seafood to the market.
The Paris Paralympic Games will open on August 28 local time. Today (August 26), the Chinese sports delegation announced that women's wheelchair fencing athlete Gu Haiyan and men's weightlifting athlete Qi Yongkai will serve as the flag bearers for the Chinese sports delegation at the opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympic Games. Currently, the Chinese sports delegation's preparations for the competition are complete, and each team is seizing the final time before the competition to successively carry out adaptive training and improve their readiness.
Today (August 26), many areas in northern China experienced heavy rainfall. The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue yellow warnings for heavy rain and strong convective weather, and various regions actively responded with multiple measures. Many areas in northern China were hit by heavy rainfall. Last night, Beijing began to experience rainfall, and as of 4 p.m. today, the average rainfall across the city was 74.8 millimeters, with some areas exceeding 100 millimeters. Relevant departments were on duty to clear road waterlogging in a timely manner and ensure residents' travel. Tianjin issued a yellow warning for heavy rain this morning, with the maximum rainfall in 24 hours exceeding 248 millimeters. Drainage departments set up mobile pump trucks and other equipment in waterlogged sections to accelerate drainage and ensure safe passage. Hebei also experienced heavy rainfall in many areas last night, with Baoding, Shijiazhuang, and other places reaching the level of torrential rain. Baoding East Station of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway deployed buses, tourist coaches, etc., to evacuate and transfer more than 5,000 passengers. Many areas in Shanxi and Shandong experienced widespread rainfall. According to meteorological forecasts, from today to tomorrow, there will be heavy to torrential rain in North China, Huanghuai, and other areas, including torrential rain in some parts of Shandong, and extremely heavy rain in some localized areas, with a higher risk of floods. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters activated a Level IV emergency response for flood control in Tianjin, Hebei, and Shandong. The Ministry of Water Resources held a consultation and analysis meeting today, judging that starting from August 25, North China will experience heavy rainfall, affecting the Daqing River, Ziya River, Beisan River, and other river systems in the Haihe River Basin. While ensuring project safety, the Ministry of Water Resources scientifically dispatched large reservoirs in the Haihe River Basin to fully retain water, providing strong guarantees for post-flood water supply. Various flood control and disaster relief efforts are accelerating in Huludao, Liaoning. Except for individual villages where normal communication has not yet been restored, communication in the disaster-stricken areas has basically returned to normal. Provincial and municipal health departments have provided sufficient emergency medicines to affected township health centers and organized medical personnel to go to the grassroots. Currently, all 27 damaged township health centers have completed dredging and other work.
The 24th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) will be held in Xiamen on September 8. The 24th China International Fair for Investment and Trade will be held in Xiamen, Fujian Province, from September 8 to 11. Currently, delegations from over 90 countries and international organizations have confirmed their attendance. With the theme of "Investment Linking the World," this CIFIT will host a series of international, professional, and branded investment promotion activities, providing professional public service products for international investment cooperation. China's Railways have transported over 800 million passengers during the summer peak. The reporter learned from China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. today (August 26) that as of August 25, China's railways have cumulatively transported 802 million passengers during the summer peak, a year-on-year increase of 6.2%. From today until September 10, China's railways will usher in a peak of student passenger flow, with an estimated 6.5 million student passengers to be transported. The first tunnel in Chongqing along the Kangyu section of the Xi'an-Chongqing High-Speed Railway has been completed. Today (August 26), the Saima Gate Tunnel, the first tunnel in Chongqing along the Kangyu section of the Xi'an to Chongqing High-Speed Railway, was successfully completed. The tunnel is 850 meters long and is a single-tube double-track tunnel, designed for a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. After the Xi'an-Chongqing High-Speed Railway is completed and opened to traffic, the travel time from Chongqing to Xi'an will be shortened from the current 5 hours to about 2.5 hours. The total value of import and export goods at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Zhuhai Port exceeds 900 billion yuan. According to statistics from Gongbei Customs, since the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge in October 2018, as of July 2024, the total value of import and export goods passing through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Zhuhai Port has reached 902.19 billion yuan. The origins and destinations of import and export goods through the bridge port have covered all 31 provinces (municipalities, autonomous regions) in mainland China, and the markets involved have increased to more than 230 countries (regions). All development well operations for the second phase of "Deep Sea No. 1" project have been completed. The reporter learned from China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) today (August 26) that the underwater operations of Well A12, the highest pressure natural gas development well in China's offshore "Deep Sea No. 1" phase II project, have been completed, and the test daily output reached 830,000 cubic meters. After the second phase project is fully put into operation, the annual output of the "Deep Sea No. 1" ultra-deep water gas field will increase from 3 billion cubic meters to 4.5 billion cubic meters.
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah stated in a televised speech on the 25th that the escalation of the situation on the Lebanon-Israel border was due to Israel's assassination of senior Hezbollah military commander Shukour a few weeks ago. Nasrallah also said that Hezbollah did not use ballistic missiles in the attack on the 25th, but may use them in the future. Currently, Hezbollah is evaluating the results of the attack and reserves the right to continue responding. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stated at a security cabinet meeting on the 25th that the large-scale Israeli attack on Hezbollah positions that day "was not the end of the incident," and Israel will launch more surprise attacks in the future. The U.S. Department of Defense announced on the 25th that it had ordered the USS Lincoln and USS Roosevelt aircraft carrier strike groups to continue their deployment in the Middle East. The USS Lincoln carrier strike group arrived in the Middle East last week and was supposed to replace the USS Roosevelt carrier strike group, which was on duty in the Gulf of Oman. The United Nations and dignitaries from many countries called on all parties to take action to avoid the escalation of the Lebanon-Israel conflict. UN Secretary-General Guterres issued a statement through his spokesperson on the 25th, expressing "deep concern" over the significant increase in crossfire incidents in the Lebanon-Israel temporary border area, calling on all parties to immediately restore the ceasefire and fully implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701. Egyptian President Sisi, the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and others stated on the 25th that the escalating situation in southern Lebanon could lead to a regional war, threatening regional security and stability, and the international community and relevant parties should take decisive action to de-escalate tensions.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced today (August 26) that the Russian army used precision-guided weapons to launch a large-scale strike on critical energy facilities that support Ukrainian military industrial enterprises. The Russian army also struck two drone production facilities in Ukraine in the past 24 hours. Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmyhal stated today that 15 regions were subjected to a large-scale Russian attack, with the Russian army using drones and various types of missiles, including "Kinzhal" hypersonic missiles. Energy facilities in many parts of Ukraine were damaged after the attack, and the Ukrainian state power company had to implement emergency power outages to stabilize the power system. Russia claims to continue repelling Ukrainian forces in Kursk, Ukraine claims to advance in the Kursk direction. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on the 25th that the Russian army continued to repel Ukrainian army attacks in the Kursk direction, and the Russian army also identified and eliminated Ukrainian sabotage groups attempting to penetrate Russian territory. The Ukrainian side stated that the Ukrainian army advanced 1-3 kilometers in the Kursk region and controlled 2 settlements.
Iranian Foreign Minister and Saudi Foreign Minister Discuss Bilateral Relations. Iranian Foreign Minister Alireza Enayati and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud held a phone call on the 25th, discussing the expansion of cooperation between the two countries in various fields and emphasizing continued dialogue to advance bilateral relations. They also exchanged views on the escalating regional situation, stressing the need to stop Israel's criminal acts in the Gaza Strip and ensure humanitarian aid access to the Gaza Strip. Attack at London Festival Leaves 3 Injured. According to British media reports on the 25th, a stabbing incident occurred during the Notting Hill Carnival in London, injuring 3 people, one of whom was in serious condition. The case is still under investigation. Local police also arrested 90 suspects on charges including possession of offensive weapons and robbery. 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Tonga. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, a 6.9-magnitude earthquake occurred near the South Pacific island nation of Tonga today (August 26), with a focal depth of 100 kilometers. No casualties or property damage have been reported so far. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami warning for this earthquake. Hurricane Horne Passes Hawaiian Islands, Causing Flooding. According to US media reports on the 25th, Tropical Storm Horne has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane and passed Big Island, the largest island in the Hawaiian Islands, on the 25th, bringing wind and rain and causing flooding, leading to the closure of some roads. Wildfires Rage in Southeast Brazil, 45 Cities on High Alert. Wildfires have been raging in São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil, in recent days, and 45 cities in the state have declared a high alert. In addition, according to local meteorological departments, from the beginning of this year to August 24, the cumulative number of fires in São Paulo state has exceeded the total of the previous two years.
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