China recently launched a not-so-secret submarine to spy on the US, and now they’ve launched cloud-seeding missles to help combat a heatwave.

A storm of underwear erupted in the megacity of Chongqing, which was targeted with artificially-created rain last Monday.

The human intervention into the persistent dry weather resulted in gusts of 76mph blasting residents’ laundry from their balconies in what has been humorously referred to as “the 9/2 Chongqing underwear crisis,” reports Daily Star.

The owner of an expensive Calvin Klein set that was swept away in the storm asked: “Who’s going to compensate me for my emotional damage?”

One Weibo user humorously suggested the wild storm could spark a romance, joking: “It’s actually quite romantic. You might even pick up your crush’s underwear while taking a walk on the street.”

Another victim of the blown away underwear admitted to “laughing like crazy” despite the incident turning him into a “lifelong introvert.”

The desperation that led authorities to take such drastic measures was driven by more than a week of extreme temperatures that delayed the reopening of schools and universities.

Zhang Yixuan, the deputy director of the Chongqing Weather Modification Office, insisted that the wind was a natural occurrence and not a result of the cloud seeding.

Zhang stated: “There are definitely strong winds, but this is caused by natural conditions. Artificial rainfall will not cause extreme weather.”

One person commented, “The people of Chongqing will never forget this heavy day,”.

In a bid to combat the heat, Chongqing officials took an unusual approach – they fired nearly 200 rockets into the sky. The cloud-seeding technology seemed to work wonders.

However, as rain began to pour on Monday, so did underwear from the city residents’ washing lines. Despite this, authorities deny any link between the rockets and the sudden windstorm.