Rescue efforts continue after torrential rainstorm hits GD

Heavy rains have battered Guangdong Province for days, triggering widespread flooding and a serious landslide in Guangzhou. Cities including Guangzhou, Dongguan, Huizhou, and Shanwei are among the hardest hit.

Two people were killed and seven were injured in the rain-induced landslide at the Huangzhuang area of Baiyun District in Guangzhou on Wednesday. Five are still missing as of Thursday.

In response to the disaster, China’s top economic planner allocated 100 million yuan (US$14 million) to support emergency recovery. A Level-IV national emergency response has been activated. 

Emergency crews carry out rescue operations at the site of a landslide that caused house collapses in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong on Wednesday. China News Service

In this aerial photo, workers remove silt at the entrance to Dinghu Mountain Scenic Area following flooding in Dinghu District, Zhaoqing on Wednesday.

Workers use chainsaws to remove fallen trees outside the entrance to Dinghu Mountain Scenic Area in Dinghu District, Zhaoqing on Wednesday.

In this aerial photo, rescue personnel clear silt from a landslide-damaged road in Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing on Tuesday.

Rescue machinery clears mud from the road following heavy rainfall in Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing on Tuesday.

Li Gengyuan, Party chief of Huanghua Village, inspects damage near a collapsed house in Shijiao Town, Fogang County, Qingyuan on Wednesday.

Rescue workers remove silt from a flood-affected area in Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing on Tuesday.