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Vast tracts of southern China were pounded by extreme storms, resulting in flooding in cities and mudslides in the backwoods, as the very first bout of summertime rains reached the peak of their power in July.
Streets relied on inflamed rivers as vehicles and single-story homes were swept away in a minimum of 2 counties in Guizhou province in southwestern China on Saturday, according to videos distributed on Chinese social networks. The rains in some locations have actually been the heaviest in 60 years.
In the surrounding self-governing area Guangxi, five villagers were killed when a home built of wood gave way after being lashed by downpours, state media stated on Saturday.
The real number of casualties from such events might be much greater. The real number of casualties is hard to confirm, as the Chinese Communist Party leaders consistently change or reduce the death toll.
Mudslides and roadway collapses were likewise reported.
Heavy rainfall will continue in the provinces of Guizhou, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Zhejiang, in addition to Guangxi, till early next week, according to a state weather report on Sunday, as a rainy window called “dragon boat water” peaks.
In southern China, the weeks preceding and following the Dragon Boat Festival in early June are generally marked by rainy and cloudy weather conditions as warm and damp air in the south collides with cooler air masses from the north.
The early summertime storms have actually been greater in strength and more widespread than normal this year, with rainfall in Guangxi, Guangdong, and Fujian at its greatest extent since 1961, according to regional weather bureaus.
China is traditionally vulnerable to summer seasonal flooding, however in recent times, it has actually ended up being even more susceptible due to logging, recovery of wetlands, and storage of water for power generation and irrigation.
In July 2021, a minimum of hundreds of individuals passed away when severe flooding struck Zhengzhou, a city of 12 million in mainland China, a few of whom drowned in an inundated train line.
The continuous rains in southern China are anticipated to taper off around the summer solstice on Tuesday.
H/T The Epoch Times
