Heavy rains kill six in China’s south, disaster alerts issued

HONG KONG: Heavy weekend rains in China’s southern Guangdong and Guangxi provinces killed at least six people and disrupted trains and power supply, state media said, with alerts issued for severe flooding and geological disasters in parts of the country.

China’s National Meteorological Centre issued multiple heavy rain warnings in the Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi and Guangdong regions and the northwestern province of Xinjiang from Sunday to Monday, the official Xinhua news agency said.

It said a yellow alert was issued in parts of Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, indicating a relatively high risk of mountain flooding. At least 10 railway lines connecting the southern city of Shenzhen with other cities halted operations on Monday due to heavy rainfall, according to Shenzhen railway authorities.