Rescue operations underway in flood-hit regions in China's Guizhou, Guangxi
In Mawei Town, Dushan County, Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, sudden heavy rainfall struck on Saturday.
Monitoring data showed that from 06:00 to 22:00, cumulative rainfall at five meteorological stations in Mawei Town exceeded 200 millimeters. The torrential rain caused river water levels to surge rapidly, resulting in widespread road flooding and numerous fallen trees blocking passages.
In response to the flooding, local authorities immediately mobilized personnel to clear fallen trees, mud, and debris, quickly reopening blocked rural roads. Meanwhile, rescue teams used inflatable boats to conduct door-to-door hazard inspections and safely evacuating 600 residents in an orderly manner.
Heavy rainfall has persisted for several days across northern Guangxi, forcing numerous ferries to suspend operations.
As of 21:00 on Sunday, 120 river crossings and 192 ferry boats across Guangxi's inland waterways had been shut down. Water buses and nighttime cruise routes in Guangxi's Liuzhou City have been halted, and all tourist raft services on the Li River in Guilin City have been completely suspended.
On Saturday evening, a farmers' market in Jinchengjiang District of Guangxi's Hechi City was severely flooded due to river water backflow. Merchants had received advance warnings and had already urgently relocated their goods to safe areas. Hechi City issued a yellow flood warning on the day, with some rivers exceeding alert water levels.
The Guangxi Maritime Safety Administration upgraded its inland river flood emergency response to Level III at 20:30 on Saturday.
China has a four-tier emergency response system, with Level I being the most severe response.
Comment: A day earlier elsewhere in the south, specifically Hubei Province: Severe flooding due to heavy rainfall in Wuhan, China