Overview

• Short-term downpours on June 30 dumped over 225 mm of rain in Taiping and Erlangping, triggering a dramatic surge in the Shewei River that trapped residents.
• Two people have died and six remain missing in Henan province after state media reported the river rise swept through local facilities and housing.
• At least eight people are unaccounted for in Henan, Hubei and Guizhou provinces where overtopped dikes sent floodwaters into city streets and shopping centers.
• Local authorities have launched full-scale search-and-rescue missions and expanded flash-flood warnings to Inner Mongolia and heavy rain alerts to Hainan.
• Rapid urban expansion and aging drainage systems have exacerbated flood impacts, raising concerns over infrastructure resilience and transparency in official reporting.