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Mid‑July 2026 heavy Heavy rain in mid‑July 2026 triggered widespread monsoon flooding across nine Chinese provinces and municipalities, provinces, prompting a Yellow Rainstorm Alert. Large‑scale evacuations, nonstop pumping, and debris clearance were undertaken, Alert and rescue crews searched for missing people after landslides. Within a week, a large‑scale evacuations. Initial flash flood floods in the Shuangshimen scenic area (reported in Sichuan) caused by Storm Noul of Sichuan killed 10 people, injured 23 and trapped dozens of campers; rescue teams saved about 174 campers. The central government raised the emergency flood‑response level for Jiangxi, Hunan and Guangdong, allocating additional resources. On 26 July, July a sudden mountain flash flood struck another the Shuangshimen camping site in Weiyuan County, Gansu province. Ten deaths, 23 injuries Province. The death toll was later revised to 25 dead and the rescue of 23 injured, with roughly 174 campers were reported. Police, rescued. Chinese police, fire and rescue units responded, and investigations into the torrent’s cause began. National Commission for Disaster Prevention, Reduction and Relief launched a formal investigation and damage assessment. Authorities warned of further landslides as heavy rain persisted across a broad swath from southwest to northeast China, issuing alerts for Beijing, Inner Mongolia and other regions. The disaster coincided with Typhoon Noul’s impact on Guangdong, for which the central government allocated 100 million yuan (≈US$14.7 million) for relief relief. Super Typhoon Dolphin was forecast to affect southeastern coastal areas later in the week. In neighboring Sichuan, more than 64,600 people have been evacuated and reconstruction. over 881,000 relocated since the flood season began. Overall fatalities have now risen above 40, further, with thousands still displaced and ongoing rescue and recovery operations ongoing across the affected regions.