Guangxi: Rain is expected to continue across China this week, with some southern provinces issuing alerts and evacuating residents ahead of possible flooding.
From Monday through Sunday, most parts of China will experience downpours, and parts of the eastern and southern provinces of Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Guangdong and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region are forecast to be hit by storms or hail, the National Meteorological Center said.
“This round of rain is forecast to be stronger than that seen from June 3 to 6 and is more likely to cause disasters,” the center said.
The center renewed its blue warning for heavy rain on Sunday morning, the lowest level of the nation’s four-tier system.
The China Meteorological Administration issued a level IV emergency response to the rain nationwide on Sunday as it is expected to fall in areas that have suffered from downpours over the past several weeks.
Guangxi, which has experienced more rain than other areas of China, is seeing floods in its low-lying areas. From May to early June, the amount of rainfall in the region was the highest in 43 years over that period, Liu Guozhong, a chief forecaster from the region’s meteorological service said. “Due to the warm, humid air confronting cold air from the north, rainfall could become more frequent,” Liu said.
–The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
