A low-lying area floods after heavy rainfall in Meizhou City, South China's Guangdong Province, March 21, 2016. Two people are dead and more than 3,000 people have been affected by the floods, which have also caused economic losses of 3 million yuan ($463,000). Heavy rain in Guangdong and the neighboring Guangxi region over the past two days has seen water levels in some rivers and reservoirs rise to warning levels. (Photo/CFP)
China's meteorological authority on Tuesday maintained a blue alert, its lowest-level alert, for rainstorms in southern parts of the country.
Rainstorms and torrential rain will hit parts of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday afternoon, with precipitation of up to 150 mm, said the National Meteorological Center (NMC).
The NMC said that thunderstorms, strong wind and hail will accompany the rain.
China has a four-tier color-coded warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
