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Downpours trigger alert in South China

By Qin Zhongwei (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-07-01 17:37

The National Meteorological Center said the heavy rainfall in Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Fujian provinces could continue for days to come and warned people to exercise caution and watch out for landslides and flood.

The heavy precipitation in 10 provinces of South China has led to the heaviest downpours of the year, affecting millions, China News Service said.

Related readings:  Drought plagues China as downpour hits south  Downpour forces evacuation of thousands in SW China  2 killed, 1 missing in south China downpour  Three dead after downpour hits northwest China  Downpour lashes China's Hubei, forcing some 6,000 to evacuate

Nine people were killed and one person remains missing in Hubei as a result of heaviest rain in its recent 27 years. The province has reported economic losses of 185 million yuan ($27.22 million).

The rain was also blamed for forcing 28,000 people to relocate and for six deaths in Chongqing.

Casualties were also reported in Anhui, Sichuan, Yunan, and Guizhou.