（CCTV 06-22-2008 12:19）Weather experts say the recent heavy rains that swept through southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guangdong Province have basically ended.
Starting at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, water levels at tributaries of the Pearl River in Guangdong Province began to fall below alert levels. And on Saturday morning, provincial authorities lifted their emergency flood preventionresponse. But not before Guangdong Province suffered its worst torrential rains in 57 years for this period of the year.
Torrential rains left 33 people dead and affected more than nine million local residents. Direct economic losses have been estimated at over 6.4 billion yuan. That's more than 900 million US dollars.
In Guangxi, river water levels have also receded to safe levels. Meanwhile, roads are being cleared in rain-swept cities and counties, and damaged facilities are under repair.
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Starting at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, water levels at tributaries of the Pearl River in Guangdong Province began to fall below alert levels. And on Saturday morning, provincial authorities lifted their emergency flood preventionresponse. But not before Guangdong Province suffered its worst torrential rains in 57 years for this period of the year.
Torrential rains left 33 people dead and affected more than nine million local residents. Direct economic losses have been estimated at over 6.4 billion yuan. That's more than 900 million US dollars.
In Guangxi, river water levels have also receded to safe levels. Meanwhile, roads are being cleared in rain-swept cities and counties, and damaged facilities are under repair.
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- provincial [prə´vinʃəl]
a.省的 n.外省人 四级词汇 - prevention [pri´venʃən] n.预防；阻止；妨碍 四级词汇
- affected [ə´fektid] a.做作的；假装的 六级词汇
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