In the following week, there will not be distinct cold air around the epicenter area. The temperature will rise and there will be no precipitation in most time of the following week. The rise of the temperature may bring trouble to the disaster relief work.  

   It is predicted that there will be a process of light showery precipitation during night of May 16 to day of May 17 in disaster areas of Sichuan, Chongqing, south of Gansu, and south of Shaanxi.

   There will be another precipitation process on about May 20 in the disaster areas mentioned above.  

   It is forecasted that geological disaster is very likely to happen in Beichuan County, Mao County, Wenchuan County, Li County and west and northeast of Yunnan. The local people and rescue workers should pay attention to prevent the aftershock and geological disasters especially the collapse, rockfall and landslide and other disasters caused by aftershock of earthquake. (May 15)

                                         Editor: Zhang Yong