Six Killed in China Flood due to tropical storms threatening further destruction | World News

At least six people died after the flood flooded the Province of Guizhou China.

Floods have spread to other southwest parts in the country, cities and villages that submerged, in front of tropical depression.

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Floods have hit several provinces of Guizhou and Guangxi

Part of the Guangxi Province which is close to half a dim, with the worst Meilin City, government media reported on Thursday. Flood Mount more than 4 meters (13 feet) above what is considered safe.

Rongjiang and Congjiang in Guizhou Province have seen floods, but now a broader area is aware of the potential for collapsed roads, landslides, and hydro-dams.

Display Drone shows buildings and half submerged roads in Rongjiang
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Floods hit the city of Rongjiang, where three rivers met, on Tuesday. Pic: China Daily/Reuters

Rescue workers evacuate a resident from the area affected by the flood in Rongjiang. Pic: China Daily/Reuters
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Rescue workers help evacuate people from homes that are flooded in the city. Pic: China Daily/Reuters

On Tuesday, at least six people were killed when Rongjiang – a city with a population of around 300,000 inhabitants where three rivers met – hit by floods on that scale China Meteorology says it can only happen once in 50 years.

At one point, the flow rate in the Liu River is more than 80 times average.

Available residents are forced to live in local hotels, who are also hosting rescue personnel and reconstruction workers, according to Reuters.

When areas blacked floods began to eliminate mud left by floods and power recovery, water and telephone lines – tropical depression is expected to attack Guangxi on Thursday night. The storm is at risk of a new chapter of flooding.

Debris depicted on the road after receding floods in Rongjiang Regency, Guizhou Province, China June 25, 2025. CNSPHOTO VIA REUTERS
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Debris scattered on the streets in Rongjiang after the flooded water receded. PIC: CNSPhoto/Reuters

Residents clean mud after flooding in Congjiang Regency, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomy Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China June 25,
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Cleaning also continued in Congjiang Regency nearby. PIC: CNSPhoto/Reuters

Tropical depression makes landing in China Hainan Island province in Thursday, and then again in Guangdong on mainland.

It brought further rain to an area that was still suffering after the typhoon of the Wutip two weeks ago.

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Extreme storms and severe floods, which are linked by meteorologists with climate change, have increasingly caused great challenges for Chinese officials.

The storm threatened to flood the aging defense of floods, displace millions of people and cause billions of dollars in economic losses.

Climate change Make extreme weather more frequent and unpredictable, “said Chen Xiaoguang, a professor at the southwestern finance and economic university in Chengdu, in Sichuan Province.

“Rural areas face significant challenges due to limited infrastructure and resources,” he added.

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