Heavy rain hits China's flood-stricken Guizhou for second time in a week

China reeling under floods: Guizhou, Rongjiang suffers as 40,000 flee regions

Can China’s infrastructure withstand the climate extremes? On June 28, the city of Rongjiang in Guizhou province was submerged for the second time this week. Still recovering from earlier flooding, over 40,000 residents fled to higher ground as river levels hit heights not seen since 1954. Authorities raised alerts to their highest level, warning of dam failures as water breached safety limits by over two metres.

Twice flooded Rongjiang in SW China’s Guizhou within a week launches post-disaster relief

After being struck by two rounds of heavy flooding within a week which prompted the evacuation of some 90,000 residents and led to six deaths, the flood-stricken riverside county of Rongjiang in Southwest China’s Guizhou Province announced on Sunday the end of the heavy rainfall process and terminated the highest-level emergency flood response, with efforts shifting to the post-disaster relief.

Latest: China's rapid response to the flood-hit southwest China

China terminated the highest-level emergency flood response in Rongjiang County, southwest Guizhou Province at 10 a.m. on Sunday as the heavy rainfall ended, according to local authorities.Guizhou Province and other bordering provinces in southwest China

Heavy rain hits China’s flood-stricken region for second time

In response to the new round of flooding, authorities have raised the city’s flood emergency response level to the highest.

Heavy rain hits China's flood-stricken Guizhou for second time in a week

Heavy rain struck China's southwestern Guizhou province again on Saturday, half-submerging the already flood-stricken riverside city of Rongjiang for a second time this week and prompting the evacuation of residents to higher ground.