Overview
- State media reported that flash floods and landslides in Weiyuan County, Dingxi, Gansu have left 25 people dead and 23 injured, with recovery teams still searching debris.
- The National Commission for Disaster Prevention, Reduction and Relief has directed Gansu provincial authorities to investigate the handling of the disaster and assess local emergency measures.
- The Ministry of Water Resources activated a level-4 emergency response for Heilongjiang and issued level-4 flood alerts for several provinces, reflecting a lower-tier national warning system.
- Nineteen rivers in Heilongjiang have overtopped flood thresholds by as much as 1.3 metres, and Sichuan has carried out evacuations for more than 64,000 people with over 881,000 relocated since the season began.
- Weather agencies warn heavy rain will continue, officials have posted alerts for Beijing and Inner Mongolia, and authorities say sustained rain raises the risk of further landslides, river flooding and transport disruptions.