According to the Ministry of Water Resources and China Meteorological Administration, mountainous torrential rains are expected in parts of Hunan and Guizhou on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported.

Both departments also issued an orange alert for mountainous torrential rain in the north-east of Guangxi.

Officials said temporary heavy rain in other areas could also result in mountainous torrential rain.

Localities have been advised to strengthen real-time monitoring and flood warning procedures, prepare for possible evacuations and take precautionary measures to mitigate risks.

In a separate update, the National Meteorological Center issued an orange alert for rain on Sunday evening.

Heavy rain is expected in parts of Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou and Guangxi, with some areas expected to receive up to 260 mm of rainfall within 24 hours, ending at 8 p.m. Will happen. According to the National Meteorological Center on Monday.

China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and blue.