Heavy rainfall has ravaged southern China, causing over 100 rivers to overflow and forcing hundreds of thousands of residents to evacuate.
Nearly 500,000 people were affected, and more than 1,700 houses were pulled off their foundations, according to a notice released by the emergency management department of Guangdong Province.
Authorities in Guangdong, China’s manufacturing hub, closed schools, factories, and public transport in hard-hit areas.
As of June 21, 113 rivers in southern China exceeded their warning levels, according to state media.
The city of Yingde was the hardest hit, which caused severe waterlogging within its urban areas. Rural townships were also surrounded by floodwaters, with some villages almost wholly submerged, forming temporary islands. Power outages were widespread in the area, which caught the attention of Chinese social media….
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