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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.
It warned of high risks of torrential rain in several provinces. The high-risk area stretches from Chongqing province in the west to Zhejiang in the east, covering Hubei, Hunan and Anhui provinces.
The local governments in recent years had made steps to implement nature-based flood mitigation strategies like tree planting, sponge cities and floodplain restoration. [18] [19] Experts have noted these measures did have some positive effect as the intensity of precipitation in 2020 is much higher than the rains that caused the 1998 floods, yet the flooding has been less serious and damaging ...
Time zone. UTC+8 ( China Standard) Postal code. 432500. Website. www .yunmeng .gov .cn. Yunmeng County [2] ( simplified Chinese: 云梦 县; traditional Chinese: 雲夢 縣; pinyin: Yúnmèng Xiàn) is a county in eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is administered by Xiaogan City and is located just outside Xiaogan's urban area.
As of 8 a.m. (0000 GMT) on Tuesday, 606.7mm (24 inches) of rainfall had been logged in Dafengying over a 24 hour-period, the most anywhere in China, according to national weather forecasters.
Changsha has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with annual average temperature being at 17.8 °C (64.0 °F), with a mean of 5.3 °C (41.5 °F) in January and 29.4 °C (84.9 °F) in July. Average annual precipitation is 1,499 millimetres (59.0 in), with a 275-day frost-free period.
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.
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 ...