Provinces invest in disaster prevention

BEIJING - The country is facing a high risk of geological disasters from July until September this year, China's land watchdog warned on Tuesday.

"Because the severe drought before May loosened the soil, sudden heavy rains increase the possibilities of triggering geological disasters, such as mudslides," Wang Min, vice-minister of land and resources, said in Beijing on Tuesday at a national videoconference on strengthening the prevention of geological disasters.

Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Chongqing and Hunan are areas highly vulnerable to geological disasters after July, when the flood season peaks, he added.