There are major floods in southern China. due to unusually heavy rain This is especially true in Guangdong Province, where many rivers overflowed their banks and flooded many towns. until hundreds of thousands of people had to be evacuated
Foreign news agencies reported on Monday, April 22, 2024, that Guangdong Province in southern China We are facing severe floods on record. From Friday (April 19) after heavy rain fell. causing many rivers to overflow their banks Recently, at least four people have died, and at least 110,000 people living near large rivers had to evacuate to escape the flood.
According to the Xinhua News Agency report The flood has killed four people, three of whom died due to heavy rain in Zhaoqing. The other person died during the rescue in Shaoguan. 10 people were also missing in Shaoguan Town and Qingyuan City.
Rescuers had to use helicopters and rubber boats to reach flooded areas. Along the Bei River A southern tributary of the Pearl River, which flows from Shaoguan City to the Pearl River Delta.
Saturday More than 300 emergency workers helped evacuate six villages in Jiangwen City. where the road was cut off due to a landslide Six people were also injured A landslide cut telephone and internet signals in the town. before officials repaired it so it could be used again on Sunday.
over the weekend More than 1.16 million homes across Guangdong province suffered power outages, but about 80% of their power was restored by Sunday night. throughout the province The floods caused the destruction of 36 homes and 48 others that were badly damaged. and caused a direct loss to the economy of nearly 140.6 million yuan.
Guangdong provincial officials confirmed that the water level of the Bei River at the reservoir ‘Feilaixia’ (Feilaixia) in Qingyuan City rose to the highest level in 50 years on Monday, April 22.
Earlier, the Guangdong Provincial Disaster and Flood Prevention Office warned that river levels will hit their highest level in 100 years in the early hours of Monday morning. But they later downgraded their forecast.
During the political Shaoguan which is in the north of Guangdong Province We reduced the flood emergency response level to level 3 out of 4, with level 1 being the worst situation.
Regarding Qingyuan City Water levels rose to the level of the first floor of buildings in some areas on Sunday morning. And more than 60,000 people had to evacuate at 4:00 pm on the same day Teaching must be stopped on Monday as well.
The Ministry of Water Resources of Guangdong Province announced that In the period from 10:00 a.m. Friday to 11:00 a.m. Sunday, the entire Guangdong province recorded an average of 121.8 mm of rain.
The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) expects rain in Guangdong Province to continue until Tuesday, April 23, with some areas receiving an average of 100-170 mm of rain within 24 hours on Monday afternoon. medium to heavy there. In other areas of countries like Beijing, Tianjin City and in Hebei Province
Local newspapers Guangzhou Daily and Nanfang Daily reported that the cities of Guangzhou, Shaoguan and Lechang had recorded their highest rainfall in April.
Travel is also heavily influenced by water. Between Friday and Sunday more than 300 train services in the province have been delayed or cancelled. before returning to full service on Monday. Baiyun International Airport had to cancel several flights.
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2024-04-22 19:22:00
