Rainfall to ease in flooded south

After days of downpours in the south, many flooded cities will begin to see sunshine and high temperatures starting on Wednesday and lasting for five days, according to the national weather authority.

An average of 11.2 centimeters of rain fell nationwide in June, 13 percent higher than the month's average level for the past 30 years, with the southern regions having had more than 45 cm of precipitation, 24.1 percent higher than the previous average, Li Mingmei, deputy director of emergency and disaster reduction and public service of the China Meteorological Administration, said on Tuesday.

Hunan province has seen accumulated precipitation of 39.6 cm and neighboring Guizhou province had 34.8 cm, the highest in June since 1961, said Li, adding that many areas in the southern provinces were hit by floods or other disasters like landslides.