Rare April Storm Floods Qinzhou, Forcing Evacuations in Southern China

Overview

• Heavy flooding in Qinzhou, Guangxi forced more than 200 people to leave their homes as crews used boats and carried elderly residents through chest‑high water.
• City authorities said schools reopened and most traffic was moving again after waters receded in many areas.
• The local weather station recorded more than 270 millimeters of rain in 24 hours, the highest April daily total there, while a social media weather account reported extreme hourly peaks that officials have not confirmed.
• Xinhua forecast 150–200 millimeters for Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Hunan, and national flood and emergency agencies convened to order reinforced patrols.
• Across the region, forecasts called for heavy rain in Bangladesh, northern Myanmar, and northeast India, with local reports of lightning deaths in Bangladesh as New Delhi faced a separate heatwave above 44.5°C that triggered health advisories.