Guangdong city evacuates 45,000 people amid heavy rain

Qingyuan City in south China's Guangdong Province has evacuated more than 45,000 people as heavy rain battered parts of the city.

The average rainfall in Qingyuan this April has been 444 millimeters, that's 2.1 times higher than the normal level for the same period in previous years.

Due to the continuous heavy rainfalls, some houses and farmlands have been flooded.

China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has renewed a Level-III emergency response to possible flooding in Guangdong Province.

Authorities have allocated technical equipment for embankment inspection to Guangdong and prepared flood control and relief materials, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on Sunday.

Heavy rainfall in Guangdong could bring massive flooding in the region along the Beijiang River, the country's meteorological authorities have forecast.

The ministry has urged its work teams in Shaoguan and Qingyuan in this region to provide assistance and guidance in flood response work.

China has a four-tier flood-control emergency response system, with Level I being the most severe response.

On Friday, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters activated a Level-IV emergency response to possible flooding in Guangdong, Guangxi and Jiangxi.

Guangdong city evacuates 45,000 people amid heavy rain

The coast guard authority of east China's Fujian Province implemented a regular law enforcement patrol in the waters around Kinmen on Friday, in efforts to uphold order in the maritime area and ensure the safety of mainland fishermen's lives and property.

As an annual fishing moratorium began on May 1, the frequency of patrols is expected to increase in the weeks ahead.

"Before implementation of the mission, we conducted detailed examinations on the telecommunication and navigation equipment, so as to get fully prepared for various maritime emergencies," said officer Guo Jianfan with the Fujian Coast Guard Bureau.

The Fujian Coast Guard Bureau will increase intensity, frequency and scope of the patrols.

On Feb. 14, a Fujian fishing boat was forcefully expelled by Taiwan authorities in the waters of Kinmen area, which led to all four aboard falling into the sea, and two of them died.

Fujian coast guard patrols waters around Kinmen