Heavy rains triggered floods and landslides, killing at least 47 people in southern China’s Guangdong province, according to Chinese authorities.
Meizhou, a city of about 3.8 million people, began to see “once-in-a-century” rainfall last week, according to state media. Officials were still working to restore power and water to some residents on Monday after they said on Sunday that about 9,000 households were still without electricity.
Initially, officials reported that Nine people Meizhou has recorded 100 deaths. But the death toll rose sharply on Friday afternoon, with officials reporting 38 more deaths in Pingyuan county, which is part of Meizhou. Two more people were missing, they said, but released no further information.
More than 100,000 people have been evacuated, according to state media.
Meizhou has been hit hard by extreme weather this year. In May, a 60-foot-high flood claimed 48 lives. The highway collapsed therealso after days of heavy rain.
Deaths from flooding were also reported in nearby provinces FujianGuangxi and Hunan In Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, police rescued people trapped in waist-deep water near a major railway station on Monday, state media reported. explain.
The whole country is preparing for possible weather disasters in the summer. Although southern China has been hit by heavy rains for months, northern provinces have issued drought warnings. The capital Beijing issued a high temperature warning last week. And around the world, this year is expected to be Hottest on record.
Chinese authorities warned that abnormally high rainfall could continue until the end of the month, concentrated in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
