In the past few days, heavy rain has continued, water levels on many rivers and lakes have exceeded warnings and flood prevention is increasingly severe. Photo: Tan Hoa Xa.
Many ancient houses were submerged in water. Photo: Tan Hoa Xa.
Rescue workers build a dike in Hshiphou city, east of China's Zhejiang Province, on July 7. Photo: Tan Hoa Xa.
Local officials and people are trying to find missing people, people trapped, and clear roads after heavy rains. Photo: Tan Hoa Xa.
On July 7, the Central Meteorological Station of China issued an orange heavy rain warning (on the scale of 4 colors from low to high: green, yellow, orange, red). In previous days, the center issued blue warnings for a long period of time, then turned yellow in recent days when heavy rains hit China since early June. Raising the warning to such a high level shows that the flood situation in China seems to be getting more serious. Photo: Tan Hoa Xa.
On the same day, July 7, the Meteorological Office of Korea (Hoabuy, China) issued a red alert (the most serious in the 4-level weather warning system) for heavy rain. Photo: Tan Hoa Xa.
Due to the impact of historic floods, for the first time in 50 years, Hanxi province in Anhui Province in China suffered from severe floods that prevented candidates from taking the university entrance exam, forcing authorities to postpone two subjects on the first day of the exam. Photo: Tan Hoa Xa.
Previously, relevant agencies have implemented many emergency measures in a number of provinces in the Truong Giang river basin. China's Ministry of Emergency Management also sent national rescue teams to many provinces and cities to support. Photo: Tan Hoa Xa.
On the morning of July 8, a landslide affected 5 households and buried 9 people in Hubei province, China. More than 40 villagers in the same area have been moved to safety. Photo: Tan Hoa Xa.
Many roads in Hubei, Zhejiang, Anhui provinces... were flooded when it rained heavily. Photo: Tan Hoa Xa.
colorful flowers also floated with the water. An ancient bridge dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) collapsed under the power of floodwaters in China's Anhui Province in the regret of many people on July 7. Photo: Tan Hoa Xa.
China's Emergency Management Ministry said last weekend that 19.3 million people in 26 provincial-level areas of China were affected by floods. A total of 121 people have died or gone missing, and the direct economic losses caused by floods to the country have so far reached more than 41.6 billion yuan ($5.89 billion). Photo: Tan Hoa Xa.
