Rainstorm alerts for China's west, south regions
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E-mail Xinhua, May 24, 2013
China's meteorological authority on Thursday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in a four-color warning system, for rainstorms in the west and south.
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Police rescue residents in Cuiwei Village, Zhuhai, in south China's Guangdong Province, on May 22, 2013. [China Daily via Asianewsphoto] |
From Thursday night to Friday, some areas in the provinces of Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan, as well as Chongqing City, will see heavy rain or rainstorms, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said in a statement.
Strong gales or hails are likely to accompany the rain in those regions, the center said.
The NMC asked local authorities to take precautions against possible disasters that the strong rainfalls may bring, including waterlogging, floods and landslides.
There is a high risk of a geological disaster in the quake-hit Lushan County, the center warned.
China has a four-color warning system for strong rain, with red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
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