In the next 10 days, the heat wave will continue in most parts of South China while rainstorms will hit the northeast, a senior official from the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) predicted yesterday.

The total amount of precipitation in the southwest and northwest will reach at least 50 mm with more than 120 mm in Sichuan Basin, said Chen Zhenlin, a spokesman for the CMA.

People in Shandong, Henan, Hubei and Anhui provinces should prepare for floods, landslides and mudflows due to heavy rain, Chen said, adding that heat will worsen the drought in Inner Mongolia.