The images coming out of #Chongqing are apocalyptic. Mass #coronavirus PCR tests being carried out as bushfires rage following months of heatwave with a record drought threatening crops and severely limiting much needed hydroelectricity. #China pic.twitter.com/PutVVI99ED
— Stephen McDonell (@StephenMcDonell) August 26, 2022
Large queues with what appear to be hundreds of fire fighters lining up for #coronavirus PCR tests in #Chongqing. This shows the priority being placed on zero #Covid in #China. Even as fires rage through forests, emergency teams must participate in mass testing. pic.twitter.com/mYdkMKkl4u
— Stephen McDonell (@StephenMcDonell) August 26, 2022
Meanwhile, Pakistan has all the water:
Flooding in Swat, Pakistan. Wow. https://t.co/rVc89HT0Bc
— Declan Walsh (@declanwalsh) August 26, 2022
The terrifying destruction of floods. The country hasn’t seen anything like this in the last six decades. pic.twitter.com/cgncNrTtUY
— Syed Talat Hussain (@TalatHussain12) August 26, 2022