Floods triggered by persistent heavy rains that began on May 8 have affected nearly 50,000 inhabitants of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in south China, according to the regional emergency management agency.

Rainfall impacted nearly 3,800 hectares of cropland over the period, causing 19 dwellings to collapse and seriously damaging 34 others.

On Thursday alone, heavy rains pelted the eastern portion of Guangxi and some of its coastal districts, with thunderstorms and high gusts also affecting certain locations. Some regions saw 150 to 250 mm of rain, with 60 to 90 mm of rain falling per hour or so.

The area’s meteorological officials elevated the emergency reaction level for rainstorms to level IV beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, warning local inhabitants to be on the lookout for landslides and other geological disasters.

China’s disaster relief emergency response system is divided into four levels, with Level I being the most serious.

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