Jiangmen, Guangdong province issued a level III flood emergency response, with some trains on the Guangmao Railway suspended.

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20/05/2026
Reporters from the central broadcasting station learned from the Jiangmen City Flood Control Headquarters in Guangdong Province that, according to the meteorological department's forecast, Jiangmen City will continue to be affected by the monsoon tonight to tomorrow. There will be heavy to torrential rain in some areas of the city, accompanied by thunderstorms and locally strong winds of around 8 on the Beaufort scale. The accumulated rainfall will be 40 to 60 millimeters, locally reaching 200 to 250 millimeters, with maximum hourly rainfall of 70 to 90 millimeters. Heavy rainfall is likely to occur during the nighttime to early morning period. As of 3:10 pm today, Enping, Xinhui, and Taishan in Jiangmen City have issued red rainstorm warnings, while Kaiping and Heshan have issued orange rainstorm warnings, and Pengjiang and Jianghai have issued yellow rainstorm warnings. The Jiangmen City Meteorological Bureau upgraded the level III rainstorm warning on May 20 at 3:00 pm to a level II warning. According to the Jiangmen City Emergency Plan for Flood Control, Drought Prevention, Wind Defense, and Frost Prevention, the Jiangmen City Flood Control Headquarters decided to raise the level IV flood emergency response to level III at 3:15 pm on May 20. Due to the impact of the heavy rain, some trains on the Guangmao Railway will be suspended. Due to the heavy rain in some areas of Guangdong Province, the Guangzhou Railway Bureau plans to suspend some trains on the Guangmao Railway from May 20 to May 21, according to the range of rainfall impact. Specific train suspensions can be found on the 12306 website. Some trains may also experience varying degrees of delays, so passengers are advised to closely monitor the railway 12306 website and station announcements to keep informed about train operation information.