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Several floods caused by heavy rainfall struck in China starting in Guangdong Province in April 2024. Bands of heavy rainfall in June 2024 caused water levels to rise in rivers before moving northwards to other Southeastern and Central Chinese provinces, causing significantly raised water levels in the Yangtze River and the Pearl River Delta, inundating many towns and cities, forcing the ...
Property damage. Around 82 billion yuan ( US$ 12.7 billion) [5] China's Henan Province experienced flooding between 17 and 31 July 2021 as a result of heavy rainfall. On July 20, Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, recorded 201.9 millimetres (7.95 in) of rainfall within an hour, the highest ever figure recorded since measurements began in 1951.
At 7:00 p.m. on 5 July, the water level of Baiyanghe Reservoir rose to 84.62-metre (277.6 ft). [80] At 12:00 p.m. on 6 July, the dam slipped and deformed, and 29,000 people were evacuated. [80] At 4 a.m. on 8 July, a landslide caused by heavy rainfall in Yuanshan village of Dahe Town in Huangmei County, killing eight people. [81]
The state-run weather service measured 65.1 millimeters (2.5 inches) of rainfall in Changsha in a single hour – a new record for the city in June – shuttering tourist attractions and two local ...
A red alert for heavy rainfall was issued on July 2, the same day that eight people died after a 15-meter (49 ft) section of a 2 m (6.6 ft) tall wall collapsed on top of them. [106] The city's subway system, the Wuhan Metro was partially submerged as was the main railway station . [ 107 ]
US$22 billion [1] In mid-June 2016, severe weather such as heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and hail [2] began across southern China, triggering deadly floods. Over the following month, additional rain events exacerbated flooding and affected more of the country. Areas along the Yangtze River and Huai River have been particularly hard-hit. [3]
Zǐguī. Wade–Giles. Tzu3-kuei1. Zigui County ( simplified Chinese : 秭归 县; traditional Chinese : 秭歸 縣; pinyin : Zǐguī Xiàn) is a county of western Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang and encompasses the easternmost portion of the Yangtze River Gorges ...
Suizhou ( simplified Chinese: 随州; traditional Chinese: 隨州; pinyin: Suízhōu ), formerly Sui County (simplified Chinese: 随 县; traditional Chinese: 隨 縣; pinyin: Suí Xian, Suixian ), is a prefecture-level city in northern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan province to the north and east.