The southern provinces of China have been hit by bad weather, with areas suffering from heavy rains and flooding. In particular, in Guangdong province, due to the threat of flooding, the government enacts emergency response plans to protect about 127 million people.
It is reported by The Guardian, citing CCTV News.
Thus, the Guangdong authorities have called on departments in all localities and municipalities to start emergency planning to prevent natural disasters, as well as to immediately allocate funds and resources to help affected people to have access to food, clothing, water and a place to live.
According to Reuters, millions of people are at risk of flooding in China's Guangdong province after heavy rain. It explains that due to severe convective weather that has affected several parts of China over the past few weeks, the province has been experiencing widespread rainfall and strong winds for several days.
The 12-hour downpour, starting at 20:00 (12:00 GMT) on Saturday, affected the central and northern parts of the province in the cities of Zhaoqing, Shaoguan, Qingyuan and Jiangmen.
According to state media, nearly 20,000 people were evacuated from Qingyuan, and some power facilities in Zhaoqing were damaged, causing local power outages.
In particular, rescuers struggled with neck-deep water to pull out residents, including an elderly woman who was trapped in waist-deep water in her home.
It is known that as of April 22, the downpour claimed the lives of four people and 10 more are missing in the province.
It is noted that floods swamped cities in southern China's densely populated Pearl River Delta. The province, once called the 'factory of the world,' is prone to summer flooding. Its protection against devastating floods was severely tested in June 2022, when Guangdong was hit by the heaviest rains in six decades. Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated.
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