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Beijing

Alert for rainstorms in south renewed

China's national weather observatory renewed a yellow alert for rainstorms on Thursday, saying heavy rain in southern areas will continue. Affected by typhoon Ewiniar, the fourth typhoon of the year, heavy rain or storms may hit parts of Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan in the next three days, with some of these areas expecting thunderstorms, according to the National Meteorological Center. Rainfall could exceed 30 centimeters per hour in some regions of Guangdong and Guangxi, the center said. China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system, with red the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue.