The provincial meteorological observatory forecast rainstorms and high winds in the following days in the province.

In northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, more than 5,200 residents have been evacuated as torrential rain has battered Helan Mountain since Sunday.

The region saw heavy rain between Sunday night and Monday morning. The maximum rainfall during this period reached 277.6 millimeters in Helan Mountain, and floods have formed in the eastern areas at the foot of the mountain.