At least 70 killed, aid for flood victims boosted
GUANGZHOU - Severe [siˈviə] rainstorms that have killed at least 70 people since Wednesday are expected to continue in the southern and central parts of the country, with strong winds and hailstorms in some areas, meteorological authorities have said.
Inclement [ɪnˈklemənt] weather in the next two days will affect Guangdong, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces as well as the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous [ɔ:ˈtɔnəməs] region, the China Meteorological Administrationforecast [ˈfɔ:-kɑ:st]on Sunday.
On Sunday, authorities sounded a yellow-level alert [əˈlə:t], two levels lower than the highest red alert, to warn of storms continuing in Guangdong, Hunan, Fujian, and Jiangxi provinces until Monday.
Torrential [tɔ:ˈrenʃəl, tə-]rain, gale and hail are also expected to hit the areas, the administration said.
Many affected areas, such as Yunnan and Guizhou, had just emerged from the worst drought [draut] in decades.
