Strong rain to soak S China

Widespread rainfall forecast for the next three days will sweep across most parts of southern China, with some regions expecting rainstorms, the national observatory said on Saturday. Strong rainfall will pelt some parts in Tibet Autonomous Region, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the provinces of Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian from Saturday to Monday, the Central Meteorological Station forecast. Light to moderate rain is forecast for parts of Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions in the coming three days, it said. Meanwhile, temperatures are expected to drop by up to 8 degrees Celsius as a cold front will chill northwestern and northern regions, including Gansu Province and Inner Mongolia, Ningxia Hui and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions, the observatory forecast.