Downpours in southern China‘s Guangdong province produced catastrophic flooding and slides, killing at least 47 people, according to state media reports on Friday.
According to state broadcaster CCTV, another 38 individuals were confirmed deceased in Meizhou on Friday afternoon, joining nine others who had already been declared dead in the city.
Downpours produced catastrophic flooding in rural sections of Guangdong province in south China, killing nine people and leaving six missing. Authorities warned of additional floods in other parts of the country on Friday.
Four people died and four are missing, in Meixian district in Guangdong’s Meizhou city, state broadcaster CCTV reported Thursday night. Another five are dead in Jiaoling county, which is also in Meizhou.
The heaviest rains were from Sunday into Tuesday, toppling trees and collapsing homes. A road leading to Meixian district completely collapsed during the heavy rains. The Songyuan river, which winds through Meizhou, experienced its biggest recorded flood, according to CCTV.
The estimated direct economic loss is 3.65 billion yuan ($502 million) in Jiaoling County, while in Meixian district, the loss is 1.06 billion yuan ($146 million).
Other parts of the country also face torrential rains and extreme weather in the next 24 hours, with the National Meteorological Center issuing a warning for several provinces in the south and a few individual places in the north.
Last week, it was southern Fujian and Guangxi provinces experienced landslides and flooding amid heavy rain. One student died in Guangxi after falling into a river swollen from the downpour.