Heavy rains bring floods to S. 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.

Some schools closed in the afternoon because of the intense rain, including Xiamen University, where part of the campus was flooded.