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Heavy rainstorms slam S. China province
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-05-09 20:29 A downpour doused the city of
Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province Monday morning, bringing
the visibility in the urban area to less than 100 meters.
The provincial
meteorological administration said that major parts of Guangdong Province
reported rainstorms Monday, which also triggered avalanches of mud and
rock.
A trough of low pressure brought great precipitation to Guangdong
during the past week-long May Day holiday.
The province's center, including
Guangzhou, was ravaged again by rainstorms on Sunday and Monday. The
precipitation in the city' s urban area amounted to 37.5 mm in two days, said
Guangzhou meteorological observatory, which has already sent out the yellow
rainstorm warning signal.
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