Overall Green Flood in China from 31 Jul 2026 01:00 UTC to 07 Aug 2026 01:00 UTC

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Overall Green Flood

in China

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1104081
Death:	0
Displaced:	21158
Countries:	China
From - To	31 Jul - 07 Aug

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Hubei Province, China, Early August 2026Local media reported heavy rain and flooding in areas of Hubei Province, China, in early August 2026.Thu 6 Aug 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS

Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Chinese scientists find some Yangtze flood controls may do more harm t.. 8/8/2026 4:23:00 AM.

has been China’s vital lifeblood, yet its floods have claimed countless lives. To tame its waters, flood-control systems have evolved from ancient dykes to the engineering marvel of the But a new study has uncovered a paradox: some human i

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China activates emergency response for floods as Typhoon Dolphin nears 8/8/2026 3:40:00 AM.

BEIJING, Aug. 7 -- China''s Ministry of Water Resources on Friday activated a Level-IV emergency flood response for six provincial regions as the approaching Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of 2026, is expected to bring heavy rainfall to

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Typhoon Dolphin: China activates emergency response for floods 8/8/2026 2:08:00 AM.

A drone photo taken on Aug 7, 2026 shows fishing boats berthing at a fishing port ahead of a typhoon in Lianyungang, East China''s Jiangsu province. (PHOTO/XINHUA) BEIJING – China''s Ministry of Water Resources on Friday activated a Level-I

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‘Never seen so many grown men cry’: The everyday Aussies who can’t aff.. 8/7/2026 11:42:00 PM.

S cene one: Bayden Bedwell feels trapped. In the raging October 2022 flood that swept through Greater Shepparton, the worst in the Victorian regional city in more than a century, water rose 40 centimetres above the floor of his three-bedroo

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