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As many as 46,400 people were evacuated overnight as heavy rain hit China’s Sichuan province since Saturday, according to local media.
Global Times reported that seven cities and prefectures including Chengdu, Guangyuan and Garze Tibetan Autonomous prefecture were among the impacted areas.
Among these cities and prefectures in Sichuan, the north and northwest of Chengdu will see heavy rainfall this weekend while cities of Mianyang, Ya’an, Guangyuan, Deyang, Aba and Garze prefectures will also see moderate to heavy rain, as per Global Times.
The highest rainfall occurred in Xiling snow mountain ski resort in Chengdu from 5 pm Saturday to 7:30 am (local time) Sunday, reaching 165.1 millimeters.
Notably, the Central Meteorological Observatory had issued a blue alert for rainstorms on Sunday morning.
