On June 29, China issued a red alert for heavy rain, the most serious level in the country's four-tier weather warning system.
According to China's National Meteorological Center, some areas in Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi and Guizhou provinces are experiencing heavy rain, with some areas expected to see up to 280 mm of rain in the 24 hours until 2 p.m. on June 30. A similar warning was activated five days ago. A red alert is the highest level in China's four-tier color-coded weather warning system.
The agency also issued a blue alert, the lowest level in its warning system, for weather such as thunder, lightning, strong winds and hail, which is expected to hit many areas including Beijing, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Hubei, Anhui and Jiangsu in the coming period.
The Yangtze River is also experiencing its first flood of 2024, as the water level at the Jiujiang Hydrological Station rose by 20 meters, reaching the alarm level at 2 p.m. on June 28.
Chinese government agencies have provided more than 2.3 billion yuan ($316.4 million) to support rescue efforts, emergency supplies and planning as deadly floods and landslides caused by nearly two weeks of torrential rain ravaged parts of the country.
On June 27, China's Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Emergency Management allocated 496 million yuan to Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou and Guangdong provinces, and Guangxi Autonomous Region.
More than 700,000 people have been affected by heavy rains in eastern China's Anhui province, with about 177,000 people having to be urgently evacuated.