Floods from the recent thunderstorms continue to threaten the southern provinces of
The torrents are expected to hit hardest in the battered Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, where more than 320,000 people have already been displaced.
The torrential rainfall has devastated in six southern provinces in
The heaviest downpour this year has affected the lives of 39 million in 13 southern provinces, according to state statistics as of Sunday.
Downpours have wreaked havoc on crops, houses and inundated scores of homes and streets. Electricity in some regions was cut off by floods and mudslides.
The storms have caused approximately 13 billion yuan ($1.9 billion) in economic losses.
Huang Guangxi, a director in the general office of Guangxi's civil affairs bureau, told China Daily that 135,200 people in the region are suffering from water shortages.
Despite the rain subsiding in most provinces, meteorologists expect floods to continue to strike the southern and eastern parts of Guangxi.
"Tension is mounting as the downstream waters of the flooded
Guangxi has received 31 million yuan and 2,000 tents in compensation from the State. Thousands of mosquito nets, beddings and cloths were also provided by the bureau to affected areas in the province, Huang said.
The six most severely damaged provincial-level regions include:
A total of 5,200 tents were also dispatched to shelter civilians evacuated from homes in emergencies.
Floods with water levels climbing to 22 meters may arrive in Wuzhou city today. However, China National Radio reported the city has withstood severe floods before, including a 26-meter water level in 2005.
CMA's weather forecast said rains will strike the
Six passenger trains lines connecting cities in