The coastal area of east Guangdong suffered a heavy rainstorm on July 8, 1 person is missing as the rain destroyed the workshop of Daobaling Power Station in Puning, where 4,600 residents were evaluated.

Many places in east Guangdong has booked a daily rainfall of over 200mm, with Sankeng Reservoir in Jieyang and Longtan Reservoir in Shanwei recorded rainfall of 432mm and 389mm respectively in 24 hours from 8am on July 7 till 8am on July 8. More rain is predicted in the coming days.

The water level in a 500m portion of the Lianjiang River branch in Shantou is now above the embankment top and over 11,000 residents were evacuated.

And in Jieyang, over 29,100 residents in rural area were evacuated.

Editor: Yan