In Hongsheng Village, Tiaodeng Town, Dadukou, electric power workers were repairing the faulty knife switches and drainage wires of 10 kilovolt wire poles. (Photographed by Zheng Yu/Vision Chongqing) 

In Yanyu Park, Nanbin Road, Nan’an, a sanitation worker was sweeping leaves in the heat, working diligently for the environment of the city. (Photographed by Guo Xu/Vision Chongqing)

At a construction site of Wanzhou Jiangnan New District, workers were staggered in construction against the scorching sun for the completion ahead of schedule. (Photographed by Ran Mengjun/Vision Chongqing)

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- At 12:00 on August 3, Chongqing Meteorological Service issued an orange alert for high temperatures. The Municipal Meteorological Station has predicted that most areas of the city will remain sunny and hot, with scattered showers or thunderstorms in some areas in the afternoon, and the highest temperature in most parts of the city may reach 40°C. (Translated by Wang Huixin, Fathom Language Limited)