BEIJING Jerry Stackhouse Pistons Jersey , March 19 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authority on Saturday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in a four-tier warning system, for rainstorms in southern parts of the country.
From Saturday night to Friday, rainstorms from 180 to 250 millimeters will pelt some parts of southern China's Hunan, Guizhou Isiah Thomas Pistons Jersey , Guangxi and Guangdong, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said in a statement.
Northwestern China's Xinjiang and Qinghai will be hit by snow or sleet from Saturday evening to Sunday, the NMC said.
People affected by the rainstorms should take precautions against possible waterlogging and floods.
China has a four-tier color-coded warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious, followed by orange Ish Smith Pistons Jersey , yellow and blue.
The NMC also maintained yellow alert for smog on Saturday as the pollution, which has choked most regions in the north, showed little sign of abating.
China's wind power facilities in the northern regions have nothing to do with the lingering smog, which was largely caused by air pollutant emissions, meteorologist Zhu Rong said at a meeting on Saturday.
STRASBOURG, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday argued for a renewed and stronger Europe to address the multiple crises sharking the continent.
In an address to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), he said: "Europe urgently needs a new social contract. We need more Europe and a better Europe."
"The failure of the policy of austerity is a reality. We have 22 million unemployed in Europe of which close to half are long-term unemployed. This proves to us that the crisis isn't behind us. This number has doubled since 2008," he added.
For the head of the Greek government, symptoms of a weakened Europe include a drop in Europeans' standard of living, the return of fanaticism and nationalism and the "political threat of the extreme right."
"We must change direction and we must do it very quickly," he said.
Tsipras said the EU's management procedures must be improved to help deal with the continent's economic and refugee crises.
"Close to 60,000 refugees and migrants find themselves today in Greece. This number could appear derisory to you. However, in relation to the population of the country, it is equivalent to 580,000 people for Germany, and 500,000 for France," he said.
"We are waiting for our partners to assume their part of the responsibility and assure an equitable