On Sept. 4 Uruguay declared a national sanitary emergency after highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza was found in backyard poultry in Colonia province. The Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries said measures will restrict movement of backyard birds and poultry not in the official monitoring system, require backyard and free‑range flocks to be housed in covered, enclosed facilities, and suspend poultry markets, auctions and exhibitions nationwide.

恒指期货夜盘收涨0.04%，报25667点，高水16点。

Heavy rains have caused flooding in parts of Jiangxi, including Nanchang and Ji'an. On Sept. 5 the National Commission for Disaster Reduction and the Ministry of Emergency Management activated a national level-4 disaster emergency response. Citing the national natural disaster relief emergency plan and provincial damage assessments, the National Development and Reform Commission urgently allocated 20 mln yuan of central budget investment to support Jiangxi’s post-flood emergency restoration, prioritizing repairs to damaged roads and water-conservancy infrastructure and emergency reconstruction of schools, hospitals and other public-service facilities to restore normal production and living order.