The heavy rains that have been hitting China for the fourth day have caused paralysis in some aspects of public life in the city of Shenzhen in the south of the country, as authorities closed all schools, some subway stations, and offices today, Friday, after the clouds left by Typhoon Haikui caused heavy downpours.

Videos broadcast by the New China News Agency (Xinhua) showed residents holding guidance ropes and walking cautiously amid the floodwaters that reached knee level late yesterday, Thursday, in Shenzhen, which is home to 17.7 million people.

The Shenzhen Observatory issued emergency warnings advising residents to stay indoors, stating that the heavy rains were sudden and intense.

About 130 kilometers from Shenzhen, authorities suspended classes in ten areas in the city of Guangzhou today, while the city of Zhuhai warned of saturation in urban and rural areas and the possibility of landslides.

Yesterday, Thursday, Chinese local authorities announced the loss of at least seven people and the injury of three others due to heavy rainfall that caused mountain floods and landslides in Gansu Province in northwestern China.

Authorities stated in a report carried by the Chinese news agency "Xinhua" that two towns in Xiahe County in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gannan were hit by landslides around 3 AM today, with accumulated rainfall in the towns reaching 50.2 mm and 31.8 mm, respectively.

They added that among the missing are six construction workers, and those injured have been taken to the hospital, while reports indicate that their injuries are not severe, and rescue workers have been mobilized to search for the missing.

For its part, the China National Meteorological Center renewed its yellow alert for rainstorm warnings, as heavy rains are expected in parts of eastern, southern, and central China.

The center stated in a report carried by the Chinese news agency "Xinhua" today, Thursday, that since 8 AM local time and for 24 hours, heavy rains and rainstorms are expected to hit parts of Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Guangxi, Hainan, and Taiwan Island, with some areas in the mentioned regions possibly experiencing heavy rainfall exceeding 60 mm per hour, accompanied by severe convective weather, such as thunderstorms and strong winds.

China has a four-level weather warning system, with red representing the most severe, followed by orange, yellow, and blue.