- Heavy rainfall affected southern China, particularly the Guangdong province and the neighbouring Guangxi province over the period from 16 to 19 May, causing floods and flash floods and triggering landslides that have resulted in casualties and damage.
- Media report, as of 21 May, six fatalities, of whom three were in the Guangxi province, in the Baise city area due to floods, and three more were in the Guangdong province, in the Gaozhou city area due to a landslide event. In addition, media also report two missing persons, one in the Guangxi province and one in the Guangdong province.
- Over the next 96 hours, according to the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), more heavy rainfall with locally very heavy rainfall is forecast over both the already affected provinces.
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