Severe flooding in China: water rises by 6 meters, people flee their homes

Tengrinews.kz – Over 80,000 people have been evacuated in southwest China due to severe flooding, according to Xinhua News Agency.

Mass evacuations began in two counties of Guizhou Province, where relentless heavy rain and upstream inflows triggered flooding.

"As of 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, 48,900 residents were temporarily evacuated in Rongjiang County and 32,000 in Congjiang County. The flood control emergency response has been escalated to Level I, the highest, in both counties," the report said.

Water levels in the Duliu River have reportedly exceeded the warning level by 6.68 meters.

"Rescue teams, including firefighters and volunteers, deployed boats and other equipment for the rescue work in the two counties," it added.

The provincial emergency department also delivered humanitarian aid to the affected areas, including 30,000 bottles of drinking water and 10,000 portions of instant noodles transported by high-speed trains and trucks.

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"Also in Guizhou, rain-triggered landslides caused the collapse of part of a bridge on an expressway in the county of Sandu. No casualties have been reported so far," the report noted.

As a reminder, China experienced another major flood in April 2024, during which 50,000 people were evacuated and 11 were reported missing.