Pedestrians protect themselves with fans and umbrellas from the harsh rays of the sun in Ji’nan, capital of East China’s Shandong province, May 5, 2013. The temperature in the city on Sunday hit 29 degrees Celsius. [Photo/Xinhua]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.