By Nectar Gan, Hassan Tayir and Martha Zhou, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Heavy rains hammered southern China on the weekend, flooding homes, streets and farmland and threatening to upend the lives of tens of millions of people as rescuers rushed to evacuate residents trapped by rising waters.
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Massive river flooding expected in China’s Guangdong province, threatening millions
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China issues highest-level rainstorm warning after deadly floods
Major rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China are threatening to unleash dangerous floods, forcing the government to enact emergency response plans to protect more than 127 million people.
BEIJING — Major rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China’s Guangdong province are threatening to unleash dangerous floods, forcing the government on Sunday to enact emergency response plans to protect more than 127 million people.
State media has reported that flooding seen “once in a century” is expected in southern China. Weather alerts have been issued in parts of as forecasters are expecting more heavy rain.
By Nectar Gan, Hassan Tayir and Martha Zhou, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Heavy rains hammered southern China on the weekend, flooding homes, streets and farmland and threatening to upend the lives of tens of millions of people as rescuers rushed to evacuate residents trapped by rising waters.
Floods swamped a handful of cities in southern China’s densely populated Pearl River Delta with record-breaking rains, sparking worries about defense against extreme weather.
China's Guangdong province is struggling to deal with heavy rainfall and the resulting landslides. At least four people have already died, and tens of thousands have been evacuated.
More than 100,000 people have been evacuated due to heavy rain and fatal floods in southern China, with the government issuing its highest-level rainstorm
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