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2020 China floods. In early June 2020, heavy rains caused by the regional rainy season led to floods severely affecting large areas of southern China including the Yangtze basin and its tributaries. Rains and floods extended to central and eastern China during July [1] [2] and were described as the worst since at least 1998.
June 21, 2024 at 12:53 AM. BEIJING (AP) — Nine people have died and six are missing after downpours caused historic flooding in rural parts of Guangdong province in southern China, while ...
June 21, 2024 at 8:47 AM. BEIJING (Reuters) -The death toll from days of torrential rain in one of the worst-hit areas in southern China jumped to 38 from nine on Friday, Chinese state television ...
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.
Beijing and Hebei (most affected), Shanxi and Dandong (partially affected) Deaths. ≥81. Several floods struck China starting in July 2023, most of them caused by heavy rainfalls in different areas. The most notable floods were the 2023 Beijing - Tianjin - Hebei Heavy rain and Northeast china heavy rain, which left at least 81 dead and 34 missing.
BEIJING (Reuters) -Major rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China's Guangdong province are threatening to unleash dangerous floods, forcing the government on Sunday to enact emergency response ...
Several floods struck China starting in June 2021, most of them caused by heavy rainfalls in different areas. According to the World Meteorological Organization, such heavy rains are frequently a result of climate change. [1] The most notable floods were the 2021 Henan floods, which left 398 dead or missing.
The death toll from recent flooding in China's capital rose to 33, including five rescuers, and another 18 people are missing, officials said Wednesday, as much of the country's north remains ...