Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered “all-out” emergency rescue and disaster relief efforts following a series of deadly weather events across the country. According to Xinhua News Agency, the directive comes as floods, landslides, and rare tornadoes have claimed at least 17 lives and caused significant economic damage across multiple provinces.
The most severe impact has been felt in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where authorities issued a red alert—the highest level of flood warning—after torrential rains breached reservoirs. Regional officials reported that 375,000 people have been affected, with 130,000 residents evacuated to emergency shelters. In the northwestern Gansu Province, a landslide in Tanchang county buried 33 people on Tuesday morning; rescue teams have since recovered several survivors, but casualties remain high.
Central China’s Hubei Province faced an unusual meteorological challenge as severe convective weather spawned rare tornadoes. The gales, reaching level 13 on the Beaufort scale, destroyed 22 homes and damaged nearly 5,000 others. Provincial authorities have mobilized over 9,500 rescue workers to assist with medical treatment and infrastructure recovery.
The CPC Central Committee’s Organization Department has allocated 60 million yuan ($8.82 million) in special emergency funds to support the hardest-hit regions. With Typhoon Maysak continuing to impact the country and Super Typhoon Bavi expected to approach the eastern coast by Friday, the Ministry of Water Resources has warned that the nation’s flood control infrastructure remains in a critical phase. Over 4,000 troops and militia personnel from the Southern Theater Command have been deployed to reinforce local relief efforts.