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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.
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.
The Three Gorges Dam ( simplified Chinese: 三峡大坝; traditional Chinese: 三峽大壩; pinyin: Sānxiá Dàbà) is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River near Sandouping in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, central China, downstream of the Three Gorges. The world's largest power station in terms of installed ...
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 ...
Natural disasters, including floods, droughts, an earthquake and freezing weather in China caused direct economic losses of 23.76 billion yuan ($3.27 billion) in the first quarter. ($1 = 7.2606 ...
The amount of rainfall since Saturday broke many local records in Beijing and northern China, with the vast Haihe river basin experiencing the worst flooding caused by storms since 1963.
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.
2023 China floods. Rescue workers evacuate flood-affected people in Zhuozhou. 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. [1]