S China to face strong rainfall

BEIJING -- Strong rainfall will continue impacting south China, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecasted on Saturday.

The NMC said the strong rainfall will sweep the areas of central and western parts of south China and southern parts of Hunan, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces.

Since Friday, rain emerged in some areas in Guangdong and Yunnan provinces and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, with the strongest rainfall hitting 108 millimeters.

The center also warned of sleet and snow that will hit some areas of southwest China's Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces.

Meanwhile, snow will hit China's northeastern Heilongjiang Province, northern Inner Mongolia, northwestern Gansu Province, and southwestern Tibet, according to the NMC.