Chongqing opens air-raid shelters for residents to cool off

People are reading in the air-raid shelter at People's Square in Chongqing on July 4, 2011.(Xinhua/Zhou Hui)

Chongqing Meteorological Observatory has issued some orange-coded heat alerts for the continuous hot weather. The government opened 107 air-raid shelters to the public seeking shelter from the heat. According to reports, there is a full-time professional and some necessities in each shelter.

By People's Daily Online
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