One of the worst floods in recent memory has brought devastation to the provinces of Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangxi across central and southern China as rivers overflowed their banks on Tuesday. The flooding produced landslides which wiped away houses, and cars and crops were swept away by the torrents of water. The raging floodwaters prompted tens of thousands of people to evacuate across several provinces in southern China according to The Associated Press. The AP reported that nearly 500,000 homes had sustained damage in Jiangxi. It remains unclear if there were any new flood-related fatalities this week, but at least 32 were killed in southern China by flooding earlier this month, according to a CNN report. Authorities in China’s Guangdong province upgraded the region’s flood control emergency response to the highest level on Tuesday, shutting down schools, businesses, public transport and docks as floodwaters rose to a 50-year high. AccuWeather meteorologists say rain may not let up in the region<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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