Meteorological authorities in southern China’s Guangdong Province warned on April 21 that the situation in major rivers, canals and local reservoirs was worrying. Some sections and tributaries in the Xijiang and Beijiang River basins have reached their highest levels in 50 years, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
Heavy rain has been continuing for days in Guangdong. A 12-hour downpour, starting from the night of April 20 to the morning of April 21, covered four localities in the northern and central parts of Guangdong province, including Zhaoqing, Shaoguan, Qingyuan, and Jiangmen.
Flooding after a typhoon in Guangdong, China in October 2023
Local authorities evacuated about 20,000 people in Qingyuan, while the power infrastructure in Zhaoqing was damaged. Several posts on China's Weibo social network appeared, calling for help, describing Zhaoqing suburbs as "submerged in water" and elderly and children "helpless without electricity or phone signal."
Many hydrological stations in Guangdong province recorded continuously rising water levels. By 8 a.m. on April 21, at least 27 hydrological stations in the province were on alert. In the capital city of Guangzhou, a city of more than 18 million people, the reservoir had reached its flood discharge limit.
China's Ministry of Water Resources has warned that widespread flooding may occur in the Bac Giang basin and has raised its safety advisory level. According to Reuters, the area affected by this flood in China has a population of more than 127 million.
Guangdong provincial authorities have asked all departments, agencies and local levels to quickly deploy emergency disaster response plans.
The provincial government requested all localities and affiliated agencies to quickly allocate disaster response funds and supplies, ensuring that people in flooded areas have adequate food, clothing, clean water and shelter.
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