This photo shows submerged buildings at a flood-affected village in Kaili, in southwestern China’s Guizhou province on June 28, 2025. STR/AFP via Getty Images
China’s northern and western regions grappled with heavy rains after floods devastated central and southern China, causing landslides and mass displacements in their wake.
Red alerts for intense rainstorms issued by China’s national weather bureau early on July 4 covered provinces ranging from Sichuan in the southwest to Liaoning in the north. In China’s four-tier weather warning systems, the red represents the most severe one.
