Temperatures in Parts of China Forecast to Exceed 40 Degrees Celsius Today

(Corrects name of weather agency in second paragraph.)

Temperatures in the Chinese provinces of Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Xinjiang are forecast to exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) today, as an ongoing heat wave spurs energy demand and hurts tourism.

Beijing is forecast to see temperatures as high as 36 degrees Celsius today, according to the China Meteorological Administration. Electricity use in the Chinese capital hit a record daily high on July 23, the Beijing Evening News reported.

Daily emergency patients at Beijing’s Chaoyang and Anzhen hospitals have increased by at least 10 percent from usual levels, the Beijing News newspaper reported yesterday. The city’s Peking University hospital has had a 20 percent increase in emergency patients, according to the report.

Power consumption in the neighboring municipality of Tianjin hit a record on July 26, the Tianjin Daily reported yesterday. The city is forecast to see temperatures of as high as 35 degrees today, 36 degrees tomorrow and 37 degrees on July 30, according to the weather administration.

High temperatures in Inner Mongolia have welted grasslands in the province’s northwest, with the number of tourists visiting the region this month declining by half from a year ago, the China Daily reported today, citing Ma Yongsheng, Vice Director of the local tourist bureau.

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