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Devastating rains, hail, and hurricane-force winds have wreaked havoc in southern China, forcing the evacuation of an entire town in Guangdong province. The township of Jiangwan, with over 1,700 residents, was evacuated as floods surged, cutting off power and communications. The province has seen record-breaking rainfall, leading to mudslides, flooded homes, and destroyed bridges. The storms, attributed to El Nino and a subtropical high, have already claimed four lives and threaten to worsen the situation.

Southern China has been battered by record-breaking rainstorms, with cities like Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, and Yangjiang experiencing the brunt of the downpours. Weather observation stations recorded extreme rainfall, with some areas receiving up to 100mm of rain in just three hours. The northern parts of the province had also been severely affected, with floods and landslides displacing over 110,000 people. Despite receding floodwaters in the Bei River, the National Meteorological Center warns of continued storms later in the week. In Shenzhen, authorities issued a red alert, the highest warning level, as heavy rains posed risks of waterlogging, flash floods, landslides, and other disasters. The Guangdong provincial authorities also cautioned about geological hazards during the relentless rainfall. The extreme weather has disrupted travel, with rail services slowing down and flights being delayed at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. The past six days have witnessed the heaviest April rainfall in a decade, with 581.9mm of rain recorded between the start of the month and Sunday, the worst in 66 years.

Heavy rain has battered southern China over the weekend, resulting in widespread flooding and displacing hundreds of thousands of people. At least four people have been killed, including a rescue worker, and 10 remain unaccounted for in Guangdong province. Over 110,000 people have been evacuated, with 25,800 seeking shelter. Four weather stations in Guangdong have recorded record rainfall for April, leading authorities to warn of a ‘once a century flood’. The Bei river is expected to reach 19 feet above the warning limit, posing a significant threat. Floods of this magnitude typically occur later in the year, but the current situation has been described as ‘the earliest on record’.

Torrential rainfall has wreaked havoc in southern China, leaving at least four dead and 10 missing. Cities in Guangdong province, including Zhaoqing and Shaoguan, have been particularly hard hit, with over 110,000 people evacuated. Guangzhou has experienced record-breaking rainfall, while neighboring Jiangxi province also faces flooding. The China Central Meteorological Observatory has issued a rainstorm warning through Tuesday, with further heavy rain anticipated.