Floodwater Released Without Warning; Severe Floods Hit South China. Heavy rainfall continues in southern China, with rivers and reservoirs in the Pearl River basin rising sharply. Many provinces such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan and Jiangxi have been hit by floods and mudslides, and the unannounced release of many reservoirs has led to unprecedented floods and heavy losses to local agriculture and people’s property. According to official figures from the Chinese Communist Party, as of June
