Heavy rains lash China

Beijing, April 15 (IANS) Heavy rains will continue to lash southern China over the next three days, the National Meteorological Centre said Sunday.

The regions south of the Yangtze river and southern China will experience heavy rains from Sunday to Tuesday, it said on its website.

Meanwhile, a cold front will hit the Inner Mongolia region and northeast China over the next three days, bringing strong winds and dropping temperatures by up to 12 degrees Celsius, China Daily reported.

Parts of Qinghai and Sichuan provinces and Tibet region will see moderate to heavy snowfall from Sunday to Tuesday.