According to state media reports from southwestern China’s Guangdong province on Friday, at least 47 people have died as a result of historic flooding and slides, while authorities have been warning of additional flooding to come in different regions of the nation.
In addition to nine people recently reported dead abroad in Meizhou, another 38 individuals were confirmed dead in the control of Meizhou area, according to state broadcaster CCTV on Friday afternoon.
Large storms caused floods, floods and landslides that heavily damaged eight districts in Pingyuan County, where the latest fatalities were reported, CCTV said.
The previous time, CCTV reported four murders in Meizhou’s Meixian city, and five in Jiaoling County.
The heavy rains fell on Sunday into Tuesday, causing branches to fall and cause homes to collapse. During the big rains, a path leading to Meixian region completely collapsed. The Songyuan valley, which winds through Meizhou, experienced its biggest recorded disaster, according to CCTV.
The estimated direct economic loss is 3.65 billion yuan ($ 502 million ) in Jiaoling county, while in Meixian district, the loss is 1.06 billion yuan ($ 146 million ).
The National Meteorological Center is issuing a alert for various provinces in the southern and a few unique places in the north in addition to heavy rain and severe weather in other parts of the nation in the next 24 hours.
Henan and Anhui provinces in northern China, as well as Jiangsu state on the beach and the southwestern province of Guizhou, all are expecting hail and strong storms, according to the estimates. Rainfall could be as high as 50 mm to 80 mm ( 1.9 to 3.14 inches ) in one day in Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces, the National Meteorological Center said.
It was landslides and flooding in southern Fujian and Guangxi provinces last year due to heavy rainfall. One scholar died in Guangxi after falling into a swollen river as a result of the storm.
