Life of Guangzhou - Guangdong on High Alert Against Floods

Zhang Dejiang, Secretary of Guangdong Provincial CPC committee and Huang Huahua, Governor of Guangdong Province, call on related departments to be on high alert of the possible disaster and make good preparation for anti-disaster campaign.

Guangdong province is now on high alert as the province has entered the flood season. Rain has swept across the province over the past few days and it will get no respite from heavy rain this week, forecasters said.

"In this round of rain, the priority for us is prevention of losses from floods and landslides, and at the same time we need to be highly alert about security in reservoirs. We've mobilized people on high alert of the possible disaster and make good preparation for anti-disaster campaign", said Zhang Dejiang, Secretary of Guangdong Provincial CPC committee.

"Today and tomorrow will see continuous rain that is not so heavy as that on the weekend. After tomorrow, there will be showers till the end of the week", forecasters said, "the amount of rainfall is normal for Guangdong at this time of the year".

Guangdong province has entered its rainy season, which lasts from April to Oct. A total of about 30-50 millimetres of rain is expected to fall in southern parts of Guangdong province over the next two days, according to chinadaily.