China issues highest alert for mountain torrents

BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities on Sunday issued this year's first red alert for possible mountain torrents in parts of the country.

From 8 p.m. Sunday to 8 p.m. Monday, northeastern parts of east China's Jiangxi Province will be highly prone to mountain torrent disasters, according to the alert jointly issued by the Ministry of Water Resources and the China Meteorological Administration.