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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) — The latest heavy rains have hit coastal and southern parts of China since Wednesday, bringing widespread downpours and severe convective weather including thunderstorms, short-term heavy rainfall and storms.
Local authorities took prompt measures to ensure the safety of urban life and public safety.
Rain intensified in central China’s Hubei Province overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, prompting the province’s meteorological bureau to step up emergency response measures.
Moderate to heavy rains have been reported in eastern parts of South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region over the past two days, with some areas seeing torrential rains exceeding 100 millimeters.
To address the dual challenges of drought and floods, more than 7.9 million relief items have been collected in the GCAR and disaster-prone areas have been equipped with more than 4,900 satellite phones and navigation devices.
The region also mobilized 22,000 emergency response personnel, as well as 16,000 local teams, totaling 320,000 people.
Heavy rains have disrupted rail services in central China’s Hunan Province, forcing some trains to be suspended or rerouted to ensure passenger safety.
Meanwhile, more than 2,500 monitoring devices and 300 drones have been deployed in East China’s Jiangxi Province to remotely monitor power infrastructure.
The National Meteorological Center (NMC) extended a yellow rainfall warning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, predicting heavy to torrential rainfall in many provinces, as well as the risk of lightning, hail and strong winds. Authorities urged the public to be aware of weather warnings and exercise caution when traveling and engaging in outdoor activities. -0-