Guangdong: About 70,000 people have been evacuated and relocated to safer places amid floods in southern China, according to local media reports.

According to Anadolu Agency, around 300,000 people were affected in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, which experienced severe flooding by Wednesday noon, injuring 15 people in minor flood-related incidents, state news agency Xinhua reported. The heavy rains have also impacted the provinces of Anhui, Hubei, Guizhou, and the city of Chongqing, prompting a flood emergency response.

Authorities have dispatched over 3,000 search and rescue personnel, as well as emergency teams, to restore power to the grids in Guangdong. More rain is forecast for the central and eastern regions, raising concerns about further impacts.

Furthermore, China's National Meteorological Center issued a yellow warning for rainstorms, which is expected to remain in effect until Thursday evening.