Floods swamp southern China, spark extreme weather fears
QINGYUAN, China (Reuters) -Floods swamped a handful of cities in southern China's densely populated Pearl River Delta following record-breaking rains, sparking worries about the region's defences against bigger deluges induced by extreme weather events. Its defences against disruptive floods were severely tested in June 2022 when Guangdong was pounded by the heaviest downpours in six decades. Since Thursday, Guangdong has been battered by unusually heavy, sustained and widespread rainfall, with