Demaged Houses in Pingyuan

Storm Sweeps Eastern GD Killing 3

The tropical storm Linfa swept across Guangdong over the past two days causing destruction and the most severe torrential rainfall to Eastern Guangdong in over a century. In the counties of Pingyuan and Dapu in Meizhou city, 3 people were fatally injured, a 3 year-old girl has been declared missing and nearly 70,000 lives are still affected by the floods. Over 340 houses collapsed, large quantities of crops have been destroyed, and roads have been seriously damaged. Overall, the direct economic loss is estimated at 333 million yuan.

Official: Kids advised to avoid crowds during summer holidays

7 more primary school students from Dongguan have been confirmed as infected with the A/H1N1 virus, bringing the total number of cases in the school to 37 and obliging the establishment to close for a period of seven days starting yesterday. This morning, the Ministry of Education urged students across China to "avoid unnecessary parties and trips during the upcoming summer holidays, and stay away from crowded area or people showing any symptoms of the flu".

Law Being Make to Protect GZ Asian Games' Logo

A law to protect the 2010 Asian Games intellectual property right and especially its logos is currently undergoing a public inquiry and should be promulgated before the end of the year. Speaking today on a radio show, the director of the Guangdong Intellectual Property Office, Mr Tao Kaiyuan said that in addition to legislation, the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee will have the law written into all agreements signed with its commercial partners.

GD to See High Tide

Over the next two days, Guangdong is to experience the highest astronomical tide for the year. Tomorrow, waters will reach high tide at 1:35 PM and the water level at Zhongda wharf in the center of Guangzhou is very likely to exceed the warning line by dozens of centimeters.