Shanxi's Department of Natural Resources and provincial meteorological bureau jointly issued a yellow alert for geological hazards on Aug 12, valid from 8:00 am Aug 12 to 8:00 am Aug 13. The warning covers parts of Yangquan, Changzhi, Jincheng, Xinzhou, Linfen and Luliang, with elevated risk of geological disasters in urban districts and counties including Pingding, Pingshun, Huguan, Yangcheng, Lingchuan, Zezhou, Gaoping, Ningwu, Jingle, Daning, Xi and Yonghe.Local governments, departments and residents in the affected areas should implement precautionary measures based on the warning level, strengthening pre-rain inspections, during-rain patrols and post-rain rechecks.