Five people have been reported killed during the past three days from lightening strikes in southChina's Guangdong Province, which has been exposed to continuous rainstorms recently.

It is forecast that heavy rains, gales and thunder storms will keep pounding parts of the province till Wednesday, including Guangzhou, capital of the province.

Locals have been warned of attacks of lightening, mountain torrents and landslides.

The province experiences thunderstorms an average of 80 days a year, said the provincial office in charge of thunder attack relief work. Last year 48 people were killed and 39 others injuredin lightening attacks.

In another development, 46 people were reported killed last week in Guangzhou in road accidents, which were relevant with scorching weather, a 48.4 percent rise over the previous week.