Four people have been killed and 10 more are missing after flooding hit southern China’s Guangdong province, state media reported on Monday.
More than 110,000 residents have been evacuated as heavy rains have caused rivers to rise, threatening a “once-in-a-century” flood.
One of the largest and quickest evacuations Occurred Qingyuan City in northern Guangdong Province was built on both banks of the Beihe River. Beijiang is a tributary of the Pearl River Delta. Be expected Floodwaters were up to 19 feet above the danger line on Monday.
Qingyuan’s reservoir is reported to be at its highest in 50 years, and water flow to hydropower plants is near the highest in 100 years. In Qingyuan City, some buildings were flooded up to the second floor.
More than 45,000 people were evacuated from Qingyuan City, which has a total population of about 4 million people. The next morning, motorboats and helicopters roamed the flooded city, searching for stranded residents.
The rain eased slightly on Monday, but local authorities still issued a yellow warning, the second lowest warning level in China’s warning system. Scattered heavy rain is expected to continue into Tuesday.
Landslides also occur in other towns in Qingyuan City destroyed building, the rice fields were destroyed. Roads were cut off by floodwaters caused by landslides, most railways were suspended, and about 300 emergency workers were dispatched to rescue people stranded in remote villages. One of the four reported deaths was a rescue worker working in Shaoguan city.
Guangdong is a major manufacturing hub and is called the “factory of the world” because so many international supply lines pass through it. Summer rains and flooding are not uncommon in this region, but this rain was unusually early and heavy.
Two companies active in this field are Camelot PCB, which supplies printed circuit boards to electric car manufacturers, and Polyrox Chemical, which supplies plastics to technology companies such as Apple and Samsung. guaranteed Reuters said on Monday that the flooding had not unduly affected the company’s operations.
