two provinces in Southern China raised alert level after weeks of Heavy rain with the arrival of floods record levels and rivers overflowed their banks, resulting in migrations and work turmoil, state media mentioned on Tuesday.
Shaoguan, Guangdong Province citywhere average rainfall since late May has breached historical records, resulting in a high flood Alert to “Level One” highest.
Local authorities have asked residents along river banks and low-lying homes to move in higher Earth after flood water hit A 50year high, state television reported.
The city’s floodDrought and Wind Control Headquarters said closure measures may be imposed at construction sites and businesses. public Transport and sidewalks while workers are unable to show up in work should Do not force.
water level of Beijiang River in Guangdong also Has risen past warning Levels and beat 1994 record.
In Jiangxi Province to the northeast, the authorities raised a file flood ‘Red alert’ after 485,000 people in Nine regions were affected, Xinhua news agency said. He did not go into details.
Economic losses amounted to 470 million yuan ($70.21 million). with 43,300 hectares (106,996 acres) of Crops destroyed, Xinhua reported.
rain in It is expected to reach its peak in the southern provinces on Tuesday, it was expected to turn north from Wednesday.
Regions north of The Yangtze River was suffering from burns heatPay up power consumption past weekend.
The Central Meteorological Observatory of China continued issue high temperature “orange .” warning” for Northern regions such as central and southern Hebei, mostly of Beijing and its parts of Shandong, Tianjin, Henan.
