Chinese province of Guangdong braces for historic floods

Southern China was bracing for historic floods Monday that could wreak havoc across Guangdong, a province that is home to more than 127 million people and is the country’s economic powerhouse. A key manufacturing and commercial region, Guangdong was pummeled by heavy rain over the weekend, triggering landslides that buried buildings and floods covering cities. Provincial authorities issued 148 rainstorm alerts on Sunday and said the Bei River was expected to reach levels not seen in 50 years. More than 85,000 people have been evacuated from their homes, authorities said....