All schools, some subway stations and offices in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen were shut on Friday, as residual storm clouds from Typhoon Haikui unleashed historic rainfall for a fourth day.
China Meteorological Administration said heavy rain would continue to fall until early Saturday on the central and southwestern areas of Guangdong, the home of Shenzhen and one of China's wealthiest provinces.
Rescuers also cordoned off overflowing manholes, carried a child from a stranded vehicle and guided others to move their motorcycles through the murky waters, the videos showed. Typhoon Haikui made landfall in southeastern Fujian province on Tuesday and caused about $691 million in economic losses before moving westward to Guangdong on Thursday. It has been downgraded to a tropical depression.
Some Shenzhen districts closed offices while all schools were suspended. Several subway stations halted operations.
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