Shaoguan emergencysituation employees aid stranded homeowners leave their home on Saturday. (Photo: Xinhua) Residents in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong are on high alert for flooding, with authorities forecasting water streams in a significant river to hit “once-in-100-year” levels on Monday earlymorning. The provincial flood and catastrophe avoidance department stated on Sunday afternoon that floodwaters in the Bei River, a southern tributary of the Pearl River, were anticipated to peak at 37.3 metres (122 feet) by 1am, or about 5.8 metres above the caution line. Warning levels had currently been surpassed at 20 tracking stations along the waterway by Saturday night. Northern and western Guangdong haveactually been damaged by extreme rainstorms because Friday, breaking rains records for April in lotsof locations. The cities of Qingyuan, Shaoguan, Huizhou and capital Guangzhou haveactually been especially hard strike, triggering flood signals and rainstorm cautions for 3 days in a row. According to the National Meteorological Centre, most of the impacted locations have reported 200-350mm (7.9-13.8 inches) of rain because the start of the month. By 8am Sunday, Shaoguan had signedup 584.4mm for the month, well above the April record of 417mm set last year. Dozens of hail and thunderstorm cautions w
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