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Heavy Rain Forecast for Southern China

Moderate to torrential rain expected over the next two days in parts of east and south China may bring floods, Chinese meteorologists said Saturday in Beijing.


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Moderate to torrential rain expected over the next two days in parts of east and south China may bring floods, Chinese meteorologists said Saturday in Beijing.

According to a forecast released by the Central Meteorological Observatory, from 10 to 50 mm of rain is expected in most areas south of the Yangtze river, the northern and western part of southChina, and southwest China.

Hunan, Jiangxi provinces, southern Zhejiang province, the middle and northern part of Fujian province, northern part of Guangdong province, part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guizhou province can expect from 60 to 100 mm of rain, according to the forecast.

In some areas the levels could reach from 120 to 180 mm.

The forecast warns the expected rain may result in flooding in parts of Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangxi as they have experienced heavy or torrential rain since June 10.

Between 30 and 100 mm of rain has been recorded in central and southern parts of areas south of the Yangtze River, much of south China and eastern parts of southwest China since June 10.

Torrential rain brought 200 to 300 mm of rain to parts of Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangxi and Guangdong, causing floods in some areas in Guangdong, Sichuan, Chongqing and Hunan.

Resultant floods, mud and rock slides have claimed the lives ofat least 205 people in southwest and northwest China since early June.


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