More heavy rainfall in China

The deluge continues: People wading through floodwaters at an intersection in Hefei, Anhui province. — Reuters

BEIJING: China’s national observatory issued a blue alert for rainstorms as heavy downpours continued to wreak havoc in vast stretches of the country.

From yesterday morning to this morning, heavy rain and rainstorms were expected in the provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Hebei and Shandong, according to the National Meteorological Administration.