GUANGZHOU - Due to heavy rainfall on Wednesday, China's economic powerhouse of Guangdong province has transferred over 86,000 people in advance as a preventive measure, while relevant railway services have been suspended and flights delayed.

From 8 am to 5 pm Wednesday, 65 townships and sub-districts in Guangdong experienced torrential rain, with precipitation exceeding 100 millimeters, while the maximum accumulated rainfall reached 247.9 millimeters in a sub-district of the city of Dongguan, according to local meteorological and hydrological monitoring.

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As of 11 am Wednesday, services were suspended for some trains on the railway line connecting Guangzhou and Shenzhen, two megacities in China, and a line linking Guangzhou and Shantou.

Meanwhile, as of 8:38 pm Wednesday, 55 flights had been delayed for more than an hour at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport.

The rainfall is forecast to weaken from Thursday to Friday, according to the Guangdong meteorological observatory.