The red alert is the highest level in China’s three-tier high-temperature alert system, followed by orange and yellow.
Mr Zhang was convicted of taking bribes worth over ¥16.47 million (about $2.32 million) by the Intermediate People’s Court of Deyang City, Sichuan Province.
Local governments were urged to secure water supplies and bring in artificial rainfall if needed. This involved shooting chemicals into clouds to generate rain.
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed no fewer than four persons while 14 were injured in Ya’an City in China’s southwest Sichuan Province.
