Severe Floods Ravage Central and Eastern China
Record-breaking rainfall and rising river levels force mass evacuations and emergency responses across multiple provinces.
- Nearly a million residents affected and over 240,000 evacuated in Anhui Province.
- Yangtze River and other major waterways exceed warning levels, prompting heightened flood defenses.
- Pingjiang County in Hunan declares 'wartime' emergency amid worst flooding in 70 years.
- Heavy rains trigger landslides, road collapses, and extensive property damage.
- Authorities deploy tens of thousands to monitor and reinforce flood defenses.