CCTV News: Starting from the 7th, many places in southern China have encountered a new round of heavy rainfall and entered the strongest period of rain on the 8th. The Central Meteorological Observatory issued a blue warning for heavy rain and a yellow warning for strong convective weather at 6 a.m. on the 9th. It is expected that from 8 a.m. on the 9th to 8 a.m. on the 10th, there will be heavy to heavy rain in some areas of Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Hainan Island, Zhejiang and eastern North China, and there will be thunderstorms, strong winds or hail weather in some areas. Among them, there will be thunderstorms and strong winds above level 10 in some areas of Guangxi, and the maximum wind speed can reach above level 11.

Starting from the evening of the 7th, short-term heavy rainfall and thunderstorms and strong winds occurred in many places in Hubei. In order to ensure road driving safety, relevant departments promptly issued warning warnings and strengthened patrols and guarding on key sections.

On the morning of the 8th, some areas of Huangshi City suffered heavy rains, with a cumulative rainfall of more than 30 mm. At 8:30 a.m., the traffic police found a big tree uprooted due to strong storms in Tieshan District, the development zone, lying across the middle of the road, affecting the passage of vehicles. The traffic police quickly contacted the command center and coordinated local garden department staff to rush to the scene to deal with the situation. At 10:30 a.m., the fallen trees were cleared and the roads resumed normal traffic.

On the afternoon of the 8th, short-term strong convective weather occurred in Meiqiao Town, Quantang Town, Xiangxiang City, Xiangtan, Hunan Province and other places, with sudden hail falling in local areas, accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds. The hail duration is about 10 minutes, and on-site observations show that the maximum hail diameter reaches 2 to 3 cm.

In Yueyang City, Hunan Province, heavy rainstorms caused flooding in some areas, and some people were trapped, and fire emergency rescue successfully evacuated the trapped people.

In addition, the heavy rain also caused many disasters in Yueyang County, Yueyang City, and 745 people were urgently evacuated in the county. The tiles on the roof of a local school cafeteria blew off, a lot of rainwater poured back, and the doors and windows of the teaching building were damaged. The school has been closed urgently and all students have left school safely. At present, the affected local communications and transportation facilities have been basically restored.

On the morning of the 8th, short-term heavy rainfall, hail and other strong convective weather occurred in Xiushui County, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, and the local area upgraded and issued a red warning for heavy rain. In Taoshu Village, Bailing Town, hail as big as soybeans hit the ground, and the whole process lasted for about 10 minutes. In addition, the rainfall in many townships is more than 100 mm, and geological disasters such as landslides have occurred locally. The local area immediately launched an emergency response and transferred the people around the geological disaster site. As of 16 pm on the 8th, 35 households and 73 people had been transferred.

On the morning of the 8th, a strong wind of level 6 occurred in Zhenjiang section of the Yangtze River, with local gusts above level 7, and the wind power continued to increase. At 11 a.m., the maritime department issued a ferry suspension order. At present, all ships under 80 meters have been suspended and have entered safe waters to moor and shelter from the wind. The maritime department will closely monitor weather changes and dynamically adjust control measures.

According to the monitoring and forecast of the meteorological department, from the night of May 8 to the 10th, Guangdong Province will have a heavy torrential rain to local heavy rain. During the rainfall, there will be strong convective weather such as level 8 to 10 thunderstorms, strong winds and small hail. There will be high risks of disasters such as small and medium-sized river flooding, mountain torrents and geological disasters, urban and rural waterlogging, etc. The Guangdong Provincial Flood Control, Drought and Wind Control General Headquarters has launched a Level IV flood prevention emergency response.

The Pearl River Water Conservancy Committee of the Ministry of Water Resources: The drought in Yunnan and Guangxi has been alleviated

The reporter learned from the Pearl River Water Conservancy Committee of the Ministry of Water Resources that there has been significant rainfall in the Pearl River Basin in the near future, which will alleviate the drought in Yunnan, Guangxi and other places.

Since November 2024, the Pearl River Basin has experienced a "sharp and rapid reversal". As of late April 2025, the average rainfall in the Xijiang Basin was 140 mm, 60% less than the same period last year. There have been droughts of varying degrees in Yunnan, Guangxi and other places.

Recently, the Pearl River Commission coordinated and dispatched the Tianshengqiao first-level and Longtan reservoirs to continuously replenish water, effectively ensuring the spring irrigation water of nearly 1.28 million mu of arable land in the water diversion irrigation area of ​​the Guizhong Drought Treatment Letan Reservoir; at the same time, the water level of the Datengxia Reservoir is dynamically controlled to meet the drinking water and spring irrigation water needs of urban and rural people in the reservoir area.

Yunnan has deeply promoted the "five actions" including underground water search, water demand from the sky, water diversion in mountain springs, emergency water diversion, and water conservation for all people, ensuring the drinking water safety of 1.702 million people, and timely adjusting the agricultural industrial structure, and making every effort to ensure the water needs for irrigation.

Guangxi actively takes measures such as drilling wells, pulling water to deliver water, and expanding the network of water supply projects to ensure the people's drinking water needs. The cumulative water supply of 276 large and medium-sized irrigation areas in the district is 1.24 billion cubic meters, and the irrigation area reaches 8.16 million mu.

Since April 19, four rainfalls have occurred in the Pearl River Basin, which has alleviated the drought in Liuzhou, Hechi and other places in Guangxi to a certain extent. According to analysis and judgment, there is still obvious rainfall in the basin in the near future, which will further alleviate the drought in Guangxi and other places.