Overall Red Flood for China
in China

Event summary

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

GDACS ID FL 1100932
Glide number: FL-2021-000083-CHN
Death: 110
Displaced: 2518000
Countries: China
From - To 20 Jun - 30 Jul

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China - Floods update (ECHO 03 Aug 2021)Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:14

  • The number of casualties following widespread floods in Zhengzhou and Xinxiangthe (Province of Henan) has increased, .
  • According to the People's Government of Henan Province, 302 people died (292 in Zhengzhou) and 50 are still missing. More than 1,470,000 people have been evacuated, about 14.5 million affected and 30,600 houses collapsed as a result.
  • Drier conditions are expected over the affected province on 3-4 August.
Tropical Cylone in-Fa, China, Late July 2021Tropical Cylone IN-Fa made landfall in Zhejiang Province, eastern China on 25 July 2021. Chinese news agency Xinhua reported over 1.5 million people were evacuated in Zhejiang Province and 360,000 in Shanghai where (as of 26 July) minor floods had disrupted transport.Mon 26 Jul 2021Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
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