The July 2005 rainfall-induced landslides in Yangshan

The July 2005 rainfall-induced landslides in Yangshan

Extreme rainfall in July 2025 triggered numerous landslides and debris flows that killed over 60 people. Between 23 and 29 July 2025, the Yanshan (Yan Mountain) [41.0, 120.0] area of Hebei Province in China suffered extreme rainfall that triggered extensive flooding and landslides. As is so often the case in China, I found it difficult to get good information about this event at the time, but a good new paper (Xie et al. 2026) in the journal La…