Overview

• Authorities evacuated about 80,900 residents after flood control emergency protocols were raised to the highest level in Rongjiang and Congjiang counties.
• Rescue teams using boats and drones delivered drinking water, instant noodles, and other supplies while setting up temporary shelters.
• Floodwaters submerged a Rongjiang football field under three meters of water and triggered the collapse of a section of the Xiarong Expressway.
• Beijing allocated 100 million yuan for Guizhou relief and an additional 100 million yuan to support Guangdong and Hunan disaster response.
• Meteorologists recorded the Duliu River’s record discharge of 11,400 m³/s and warned that a tropical depression making landfall in Hainan could exacerbate flooding.