Archive of content related to Putian.
On October 22, outside the Tesla store in Licheng, Putian, Fujian, a domestically produced new energy vehicle suddenly caught fire while charging and ignited surrounding vehicles.
On October 13, Hengtong Industry and Trade Company in Hanjiang District, Putian, Fujian, owed wages, and dozens of its employees took turns showing up to demand payment. Some netizens in the comments section said that Putian is notorious for being hard to get money out of.
On September 4, 2026, under the continuing impact of heavy rain, Xiaohua Village in Putian, Fujian and other areas were severely flooded. Several old residential houses collapsed one after another into ruins after being soaked in the floodwaters, and some villagers were trapped.
On September 4, 2026, a massive landslide occurred in Gongli Village, Huating Town, Chengxiang District, Putian City, Fujian Province, due to heavy rainfall, resulting in the destruction and burial of over ten residential houses.
On September 4, 2026, Putian No. 4 Middle School in Fujian was severely flooded by torrential rain. Large numbers of students were trapped in their dormitories without electricity and short of food. After nightfall, the trapped students sang loudly together on the balcony to boost morale and cry for help from outside.
Xianyou County in Putian, Fujian, was struck by exceptionally heavy rain and floodwaters; footage from the scene shows flooding in the area.
On September 3, 2026, sustained heavy rainfall caused severe rainstorm flooding in Xianyou County, Putian, Fujian, inundating large areas of urban streets and washing away a three-story residential building as floodwaters surged.
On September 3, 2026, heavy rains caused sections of river dikes along the Mulan River basin in Putian, Fujian, to collapse. Floodwaters surged into villages such as Yuantou Village in Huating Town, Chengxiang District, trapping multiple villagers and elderly residents who were in urgent need of rescue.
On September 3, 2026, due to persistent heavy rainfall, roads around Xianhudong in Putian, Fujian, were severely flooded, and a landslide hazard occurred on a nearby mountainside.
On October 10, 2021, Ou Jinzhong, a villager of Shanglin Village in Putian, clashed with his neighbors over a years-long housing dispute, leaving two dead and three injured, and fled into the mountains; on October 18, police said he died by suicide when he was cornered, and the cause of his death drew skepticism.