Qinzhou · Full chronicle and history

On August 16, 2026, in Qinzhou, Guangxi, workers suffered an electric shock accident while installing mobile communication transmission antennas at height. The strong current caused deep burns to two workers at the scene, who were sent to the hospital.

On July 8, a man was administratively punished by Qinzhou police for spreading disaster information about the "Liulan Reservoir collapse." The reason was that he misreported the reservoir's location as Qinzhou instead of Hengzhou.

On July 8, 2026, police in Qinzhou, Guangxi reported that a man was found by public security authorities to have fabricated rumors after posting disaster-related claims online, including the collapse of the Liulan Reservoir and the canal flooding the urban area, and was given an administrative penalty.

Affected by continuous heavy rainfall, a flood disaster occurred in Lingshan County, Qinzhou City, Guangxi. Multiple local roads were submerged by floods, and some areas experienced severe waterlogging.

A 2026 study by a research team at Beibu Gulf University in northern China shows that the construction of the Pinglu Canal has changed the natural landscape and water body characteristics of the Maowei Sea and Qinzhou Bay at the river mouth, directly threatening the survival of local tidal benthic organisms.