On June 14th, heavy rainstorms hit multiple areas in Guangdong, causing flooding in many cities. In Jiaxi Town, Lufeng City, the dam in Dabeicun village collapsed, leading to the entire village being submerged. Nearly ten thousand villagers were trapped, suffering significant losses to livestock and crops. In Hui Lai County, Jieyang City, many residential houses were flooded, and multiple boats were swept away at the mouth of the Longjiang River into the sea.
According to the Guangdong Meteorological Observatory, on June 14th, most parts of the province experienced cloudy to overcast weather. Dongguan, Huizhou, southern Heyuan, southern Meizhou, and most coastal areas in eastern Guangdong witnessed heavy to extremely heavy rain, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours. By 5 p.m., the Qingxiang Management Zone’s fifth elementary school in Luofeng City, Shanwei, recorded the highest rainfall in the province at 435.4 millimeters.
On June 15th, a resident of Dabeicun village, Jiaxi Town, Luofeng City, told Epoch Times reporters that the heavy rain had been ongoing since the day before yesterday (Saturday), making it the third day of continuous rainfall. The water levels were still rising, submerging the ground floors of buildings and surpassing several meters on the cement roads. The villager mentioned that their three-story building had sheltered over 40 neighbors, but their food supplies were running low, risking a shortage within a day or two. They expressed concerns about the lack of electricity and gas, especially for infants who needed formula milk.
The villager estimated that over ten thousand people in the entire village were trapped, with most residents awaiting rescue in their homes. While the local government distributed bottled water and buns to some villagers, many households remained without food. Furthermore, hundreds of cows and pigs drowned, and crops in farmland were completely destroyed.
The villager noted that sounds from the livestock farms were heard in the morning but had disappeared by evening. The ancient levee in the area, unrepaired by the government, suffered breaches multiple times during the heavy rain, causing the rapid flooding. They recounted that according to local elders, such extreme flooding had not been witnessed in hundreds of years.
Footage captured by a local resident on the night of June 14th showed water levels reaching chest height, submerging everything within sight. The villager estimated that the water levels had risen by another meter or two the following day.
In another report by the Xinjing Daily, on June 14th, Hui Lai County in Jieyang City, Guangdong, was also hit by heavy rainfall. At the Longjiang River mouth in Shenquan Town, swift currents swept away multiple boats. The county has issued a Level I emergency response for flood control as some areas experienced rainfall exceeding 100 millimeters.
Apart from Guangdong, on June 13th from 8 p.m. to June 14th 8 p.m., Fujian province witnessed strong precipitation, with 581 stations in 54 counties, cities, and districts recording 50-99.9 millimeters of rainfall, and 105 stations reporting over 100 millimeters. The largest rainfall was recorded at 179.8 millimeters on Dongshan Brothers Island.
On June 13th, eastern Beijing and near Shijiazhuang in Hebei province experienced sudden strong winds, heavy rain, and hailstorms. The hailstones were as large as chicken eggs, prompting astonishment from residents who had never seen such large hail before.