Heavy rain is expected to continue until early Saturday in some parts of Guangdong. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - All schools, some subway stations and offices in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen were shut on Friday, asChina Meteorological Administration said heavy rain would continue to fall until early Saturday on the central and south-western areas of Guangdong, the home of Shenzhen and one of China's wealthiest provinces.
Rescuers also cordoned off overflowing manholes, carried a child from a stranded vehicle and guided others to move their motorcycles through the murky waters, the videos showed. Daily rainfall in the city, located in the Pearl River Delta linking Hong Kong to China's mainland was expected to exceed 500mm, Shenzhen media said.on Tuesday and caused about US$691 million in economic losses before moving westward to Guangdong on Thursday. It has been downgraded to a tropical depression.
Some Shenzhen districts closed offices while all schools were suspended. Several subway stations halted operations.
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