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Heavy rain lashes Chongqing; flood warnings issued

The highest water level will be close to flood-stage (200.51 meters), the most a dike has ever withstood.

Complaints about hours-long power cuts were reported in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta.

A report titled, "Ecological Threat Report (ETR)", found South Asia to be the home to eight of the world's 20 most unsustainable megacities.

Driven by the goals, China has been actively advancing the use of renewable energy, with energy storage playing a vital role.

The western parts of the country have been put on high alert as rainfall causes water levels to rise at an alarming rate.

Experts have said the onset of El Nino will bring lower-than-usual rainfall to the Philippines that will pose a threat to agricultural production.

In central India, there will be light to moderate rainfall with fairly widespread to widespread coverage.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department issued a warning of thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds, expected to occur on until 7 pm.

Their expanse of land rich in wind and solar resources makes it ideal for developing huge solar and wind power parks for renewable energy.

The regional forecasting centre predicted light to moderate intensity rain over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi and the National Capital Region.