Guangdong Nanxiong was hit by 50 years of flooding, schools closed, a sea of water

On May 17, Guangdong Shaoguan Nanxiong City was hit by torrential rain and heavy rainfall, in which Guilian, Longxian Town, Wongyuan County, recorded 212.4 mm of rain, and the sudden rainstorm triggered a 50-year flood, flooding the city. Nanxiong City issued a red alert for heavy rainfall, schools were closed and traffic was disrupted in some areas.

According to local media reports, from 20:00 on the 16th to 08:00 on the 17th, strong thunderstorms occurred in north-central Shaoguan City, with heavy rainfall in local areas. The city of Nanxiong issued a red alert for heavy rain at 02:42 on the 17th. Long Xian Town, Weng Yuan County, Guilian recorded 212.4 mm of rain, Weng Yuan Guidong water part of the river, there has been a flood of more than fifty years. Nanxiong City in many places flooding road phenomenon, some sections of traffic disruption. Nanxiong City started flood control level III emergency response.

In addition, the heavy rain and flooding led to the collapse of many places in Nanxiong City, causing some traffic disruptions, even the national highway Meiling high-speed exit and other traffic disruptions.

The video released by netizens shows that the surging river washed down the bridge and roamed over the riverbank directly into the city, many houses were flooded and the streets were submerged in a sea of water. Large areas of farmland were flooded and the damage was heavy.