Heavy rains bring floods to South China

Xiamen, Fujian province, launched a top-level emergency response after part of the city was flooded by a heavy rainstorm on Monday, with some classes suspended and many flights affected, the city's flood control authorities said.

The intense rain - the product of warm and humid air flow - deluged the coastal city from 10 am to 1 pm on Monday, with precipitation of up to 21 centimeters in some places, the Xiamen Meteorological Bureau said.

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