China's national observatory today issued a blue alert for rainstorms after a similar warning Thursday as heavy downpours continued to lash vast stretches of the country, Xinhua reports.
Until Saturday morning, heavy rain and rainstorms are likely in the regions of Jilin, Gansu, Sichuan, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui, Yunnan and Tibet, the National Meteorological Center said.
Some areas in Sichuan and Tibet will experience downpours with up to 60 mm of hourly rainfall.
China has a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
In June, continuous downpours have lashed large parts of southern China and many rivers in the affected areas flowed above the danger mark.
A main road leading to Hengdong county, Hunan province, was submerged by floodwaters on June 11. The levee of a nearby river had two bursts of about 50 and 30 meters.
