Overview

• Baoding received 448.7 mm of rain in 24 hours on July 25, nearly matching its annual average and resetting local precipitation records.
• Authorities maintained a red alert and evacuated 19,453 residents from 6,171 households to emergency shelters as floodwaters rose.
• Flash floods knocked out power in several villages and damaged bridges and roads, isolating areas such as Zhuozhou.
• Hebei province elevated its emergency response status and the central government dispatched 23,000 disaster relief items including emergency kits and blankets.
• Beijing issued flash flood alerts for multiple districts and suspended rail services in high-risk northern regions ahead of expected heavy rain.