International Desk: After heavy rains in China, there is a fear of the worst flood of the century. Heavy rains in the southern part of the country have created a risk of flooding. Such a terrible flood occurs only once every hundred years.
12 crore, 7 lakh people are at risk of severe flooding due to water flowing above the danger limit. The government had to plan to take emergency measures on Sunday to protect them.
China’s state-run CCTV News reported on Sunday that the water level in some parts of the river and tributary basins of Xinjiang and Beijing had risen to a level that is rare, likely to happen only once in 50 years, as local weather officials said the situation was “terrifying.”.
China’s Ministry of Water Resources has issued an emergency directive, CCTV News reported.
Officials in Guangdong have urged departments and municipalities at the local level to start making emergency plans to avoid natural disasters. Disaster response funds and other items have also been provided quickly to ensure that people affected by disasters have access to food, clothing, water, and safe shelter.
Guangdong is China’s main export center and also one of the commercial and business centers. The province has been lashed by heavy rains and stormy winds for several days. It has also affected other parts of China.
Heavy rain started at 8 p.m. on Saturday and continued for 12 hours. It inundated many parts of central and northern Guangdong, including the cities of Zhaoqing, Shaguan, Qingguan, and Jiangmen. Rescue workers have been sent to rescue people in those places.
China often faces such natural disasters. However, the country has been witnessing severe floods, droughts, and wildfires for the past few years.
