Rescuers in China’s Guangdong race to save residents from flooding
by South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post— Emergency workers send food and materials to city of Shaoguan, where large areas are flooded and landslides have been reported, while more than 60,000 people have been relocated from their homes in the city of Qingyuan.
Breitbart—China’s Guangdong Province Faces Deadly Floods. Floods ravaging the southern province of Guangdong, China, killed four people, and ten more are missing, Chinese state media reported Monday.
NBC News—Massive river flooding expected in China’s Guangdong, threatening millions. BEIJING — Major rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China’s Guangdong province are threatening to unleash dangerous floods, forcing the government on Sunday to enact emergency response plans to protect more than 127 million people. Calling the situation “grim,” local weather officials said sections of rivers and tributaries at the Xijiang and Beijiang river basins are hitting water levels in a rare spike that only has a one-in-50 chance of happening in any given year, state broadcaster CCTV news...
The Guardian—Millions at risk of floods in China’s Guangdong province after heavy rain. Officials urge municipalities to begin emergency planning after major rivers and reservoirs threaten to overflow.