Heavy rain causes floods in Guangdong and Guangxi

Heavy thunderstorms thrash eastern parts of Guangdong and Guangxi with floods affecting both regions.

This as boats are swept away in the former's Huilai County while operations of parts of the Beijing-Kowloon railway are suspended until Tuesday afternoon.

The city centre of Shantou in Guangdong Province is suffering the effects of a deluge as cars were forced to travel slow down on flooded roads.

Fire services personnel rescue residents trapped in their homes.

In Huilai County, several vessels crashed into each other amid the intense downpour.

The county's town of Huahu records close to 100 millimetres of rainfall within three hours.

Similar scenes are recorded in neighbouring Guangxi, where local authorities implement drainage measures to tackle the floods affecting the cities of Hezhou and Guigang.