Heavy rain to hit China

BEIJING - Most parts of China will experience heavy rain over the coming days, the meteorological authority said Friday.

The National Meteorological Center forecast rain for Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Hainan, Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and Hebei on Friday and Saturday.

Storms will hit Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang and Fujian on Sunday and Monday.

Heavy rain in south and east China has disrupted the life of hundreds of thousands of people in the past two weeks, damaging crops and forcing many to evacuate.