Mainland provinces affected include
Anhui,
Hunan,
Jiangxi,
Fujian and
Guangdong.
May China Daily that torrential rains caused by
Cloud seeding in the southern provinces killed 64 people in May. According to
State Flood Control and Drought Relief headquarters, floods have claimed 59 lives up to this point of the year.
June From 28 May to 2 June, some places in
Guangdong experienced heavy rainfalls. After 7 days, flood situations were investigated by the
China Meteorological Administration (CMA) on 3 June. The
State Flood Control and Drought Relief headquarters and
National Meteorological Centre (NMC) both raised emergency levels expecting more torrential rain and thunderstorms.
Wuzhou was struck with their worst flooding in 100 years. In two days the rainfall in some areas measured more than 400 millimetres (15.7 inches). On 15 June, more than 300 places in
Shenzhen were submerged underwater. Three days later officials in Guangdong warned of a "black June" as
high tides, rain and rivers threatened
levees. Across the region, 169 were reported killed in the floods. At the end of the month, 252 people were killed in the rainstorms and flooding. ==Hong Kong==