Continuous rain forecast for southern China

Since May, rainfall in most parts of southern China increased by 30 to 70 percent compared with the same period last year, the center said. The average precipitation in Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi hit 572 millimeters, the third-largest amount to fall in those areas since 1961.

A rainstorm on Tuesday in Sanming, Fujian, flooded houses and crops. Landslides caused the suspension of transportation on some roads. A power blackout on Monday hit an office building, local media reported.