A man carrying his child wades through floodwater on a flooded road in Panyu district of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong province, Sept 8, 2023. - Photo: Xinhua file
GUANGZHOU, (China): Due to heavy rainfall on Wednesday (Aug 21), China's economic powerhouse of Guangdong province has transferred over 86,000 people in advance as a preventive measure, while relevant railway services have been suspended and flights delayed.
From 8am to 5pm Wednesday, 65 townships and sub-districts in Guangdong experienced torrential rain, with precipitation exceeding 100 millimeters, while the maximum accumulated rainfall reached 247.9 millimeters in a sub-district of the city of Dongguan, according to local meteorological and hydrological monitoring.
