GUANGDONG: The annual “dragon boat rainy season” in southern China’s Guangdong province is characterized by spatially uneven distribution, frequent rain and very heavy rain in some areas, local meteorological authorities said.
The month-long rainy season, which began before the traditional Dragon Boat Festival, ended with an average of 465.6 millimeters of rain in the province this year, or 34 percent above the normal 346.2 millimeters for the period, according to the Guangdong Provincial Bureau. Meteorology.
Frequent rainfall was reported in Guangdong, with the province averaging 28.2 rainy days, or 8.1 days more than normal for the period.
According to the local meteorological agency, the rainfall was the wettest day on record, with six heavy rains recorded during the period.
For example, Pingyuan and Jiaoling counties in Meizhou, Fugang County, Qingyuan witness heavy rainfall during the rainy season.
Pingyuan, one of the worst-hit areas, recorded its heaviest 12-hour rainfall of 366.2 millimeters, the second highest on record since meteorological records began in 1961.
In Pingyuan, disaster-hit towns and villages have been carrying out disinfection and sanitation operations since Saturday to prevent the spread of infectious diseases that may occur after the floods.
At least 38 people were killed and two others were missing after catastrophic floods hit Pingyuan Province in eastern Guangdong on Friday, according to the provincial flood control agency.
