BEIJING — The Ministry of Water Resources on May 28 activated a Level-IV emergency response for flood control over forecasts of heavy downpours in seven provinces in southern China.

From May 28 to 30, intense rain is expected in Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, and Guizhou, where river levels are likely to rise significantly and trigger flood alarms, said the ministry.

The ministry has sent a working group to Jiangxi to guide flood response work, after dispatching another to Yunnan on May 27 when it activated a Level-IV emergency response over the flooding of some rivers there.