Heavy rains trigger emergency responses across China

The first widespread heavy rainfall, China experienced this year, has triggered emergency responses across the country. Level-IV flood control emergency responses were activated at 12:00 on Saturday for central China’s Hubei Province and the southwestern Chongqing Municipality, while responses at the same level were maintained for the southern province of Guangdong and the southwestern province of Guizhou.

On early Saturday, heavy rain hit Guizhou’s Zhenning Bouyei and Miao Autonomous County, with rainfall in some regions in the county exceeding 50 millimeters, Trees toppled over on some roads in Zhenning, as thunderstorms and high winds swept the city. Local authorities immediately launched emergency responses including hazard inspections and road obstacle clearance.