AUGUST 29 (CCTV) — Torrential rain battered various parts of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Thursday and Friday, flooding roads and houses.
The rainstorms hit the Longhuo Township of Longlin County with precipitation reaching above 191 millimeters on Thursday evening. Heavy rainfall is expected to sweep across the region over the weekend.
The Guangxi Meteorological Administration issued a blue alert for rainstorms on Friday morning, with meteorological experts attributing the conditions to the convergence of warm and cold air.
The heavy rainfall will move southwards until Aug. 30 and lash several cities including Hezhou, Liuzhou and Guilin.
Local meteorological departments have warned the public to be wary, and to take measures to control floods and prevent possible landslides triggered by the ongoing rainstorms.
In the county’s Nagu Village, the downpour flooded houses and fields on Friday morning, leaving one resident trapped in a flooded farmhouse.
Local firemen arrived at the site moments after receiving an emergency call. They fastened ropes to the resident to aid his rescue and pulled him to safety after 20 minutes.
