In recent days, torrential rain has battered large swathes of China, causing widespread flooding and damage to infrastructure, prompting large-scale emergency responses.
Due to the clash of cold and warm air masses, intense rainfall severely damaged roads, houses, power lines, and communication networks across multiple townships in Ji'an City, Jilin Province in northeast China.
Local governments have mobilized rescue operations, helping restore order and relocate affected residents.
Over 400 of the 477 damaged mobile communication base stations have been restored. Full service is expected to resume before Thursday.
In Heze City, Shandong Province of east China, the local meteorological bureau upgraded its heavy rain warning from orange to red, the highest level, on Tuesday. Authorities stepped up patrols on major roads, set up checkpoints in flood-prone areas, and closed off severely inundated sections to prevent accidents.
Typhoon Wipha caused persistent downpours in the southern Fujian Province, leading to several emergencies. On early Tuesday morning, five workers were stranded on the second floor of a flooded factory building in Xiyuan Township, but were later successfully evacuated by firefighters.
In Fujian's Lianjiang County, a major landslide blocked the entrance to the Hongxialing Tunnel, a key route linking highways. Over 2,000 cubic meters of earth buried one side of the tunnel, halting traffic. With excavators and transport trucks brought in for emergency clearance, it is expected to resume the tunnel traffic by the end of Wednesday.
"One loader is clearing the debris, and two are leveling the ground, so as to reopen the tunnel as soon as possible," said Lin Chenggang, head of Lianjiang County Highway Maintenance Department.
Heavy rainfall has also battered Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei Province of central China. Roads, bridges, and power lines sustained damage, and floodwaters entered homes. The Yuyang River basin saw an average of over 110 milliliters of rainfall, so the river has overflowed its banks.
Multiple departments carried out evacuations and equipment repairs. As water levels receded on Tuesday morning, restoration work began.
In Danzhou, Hainan Province, water levels in a local river surged rapidly, leaving two men trapped near a bridge. Firefighters carried out a two-stage rescue and successfully brought both individuals to safety. Neither was injured.
Heavy rain hits China, triggering flooding, prompting emergency responses
