World news said, large areas of the southern part of China were hit by severe storms, which caused floods in cities and mudslides in rural areas as the first flurry of summer rains hit the peak of their strength.
Streets became swollen rivers as single-story homes and cars were destroyed in two counties of Guizhou province in southwest China over the weekend, according to the footage shared via Chinese Social media. The rain in certain areas has been the heaviest in the last 60 years.
Says World news, that, More than half a million are affected by flooding and landslides in Guangdong province. According to officials, the Chinese province of Guangdong follows that parts of southern China were struck by the most intense downpours in 60 years this weekend.
The torrential rain has forced 177.600 residents to relocate, damaged 1,729 homes and 27.13 acres of crops, and resulted in losses of over $250 million, Guangdong’s Department of Emergency Management said Tuesday.
According to the world news, Guangdong is not the only one of the seven provinces with the lowest rainfall level. Generally, the record rainfall has led to massive landslides and flooded roads. In the southwestern region of Guizhou province, swollen rivers have been poured over roads and are now breaking apart homes, and cars and video clips from social media were shown.
The rains are amid warnings issued by experts that indicate the extreme weather is becoming more frequent.
The amount of precipitation recorded across Guangxi, Guangdong, and Fujian was at its highest since 1961, local weather bureaus announced on Saturday, as the areas experienced an average rainfall in the range of 621 millimetres (24.4 inches) over the 46 days between May 1 and June 15 as reported by the state-run newspaper Xinhua. The figure is greater than 90 per cent of the national mean of 672.1 millimetres over 2021 based on the data of the National Climate Center.
Experts in meteorology say the conditions are set for more severe rainstorms in the southern part of the country and heatwaves to the north.
