09.19
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 2
On September 19, 2026, the media outlet The Irrawaddy published a report titled “Guangxi’s Deadly Floods and China’s Propaganda Crisis.” The article points out that the Guangxi region has recently suffered severe flooding, raises questions about the Chinese authorities’ propaganda strategies and information control during disaster response, and analyzes the contradictions between the official narrative and the actual situation in the disaster area, as well as the public opinion crisis they have triggered.
09.17
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Hengzhou City
Flood disasters occurred in Zhenlong Township, Hengzhou, Guangxi. The houses of multiple villagers were destroyed, and they are in urgent need of daily living supplies such as autumn and winter clothes, bedding, and kitchenware. Netizens have launched donation appeals on social media platforms.
08.07
·Verifying
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Guangxi Nanning
On August 7, flower farmers in Hengzhou, Guangxi released footage showing that, affected by the flooding from the discharge of the Liulan Reservoir for more than ten days, large areas of jasmine plants in local fields had lost their leaves and withered, and the soil was severely compacted.
08.06
·Verifying
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Guangxi Nanning
On August 6, police in Hengzhou, Guangxi, announced that as of that day they had investigated 25 online rumor cases related to the floods and administratively detained 24 people; a man who commented in a comment section that he had heard the flood killed tens of thousands was detained for 3 days.
08.05
·Verifying
·Importance III
·Sources 2
·Guangxi Nanning
On August 5, inspection personnel entered Dengwei Village, Yunbiao Town, Hengzhou City, Guangxi. On-site video shows that the village road is still lined with mud and broken trees along its entire length, floodwater has yet to recede in some areas, and multiple houses have been severely damaged and collapsed.
08.04
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Hengzhou City
Villagers in Xiaoyi Town, Hengzhou, Guangxi, affected by floods, rejected the official designation of the disaster as a natural disaster and the low compensation of several hundred yuan, publishing an article to defend their rights and accusing reservoir management of severe inaction and uncontrolled flood discharge that caused the flood to destroy the village.
08.03
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Nanning
Victims in the dam-break disaster area in Guangxi said in interviews and videos that relief supplies were severely insufficient, that local private donations were blocked, and that videos they posted showing their monotonous three meals a day were taken down online.
07.25
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Hengzhou
X account Luo Xiang posted a video submitted by a netizen showing that some disaster victims in the Hengzhou area of Guangxi staged a protest due to dissatisfaction with post-disaster resettlement. The video footage shows smoke filling the air in the night.
07.22
·Hearsay
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Hengzhou, Guangxi
According to leaks from an insider at the Three Gorges project, Hengzhou first burned the huge number of victims' bodies in the open air with fuel in order to cover up the deaths and destroy the evidence, but because progress was too slow it switched to using highly concentrated acid to disfigure the remains.
07.22
·Hearsay
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Hengzhou, Guangxi
An official dispatch list of donated disaster relief supplies for Hengzhou, Guangxi, circulating online shows that a village and town supply station needs 250 body bags for emergency use in a single day, and that 250 people died at one supply point, prompting netizens to question the actual death toll in Hengzhou.
07.22
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Guangxi
The investigative report published by Southern Weekly, "Guangxi Liulan Reservoir Station Chief Talks About the 24 Hours Before the Breach," revealed that the reservoir's renovation cost billions yet was still a tofu-dreg project, the sluice gates were damaged, and of 54 staff on the payroll only 2 to 3 understood reservoirs; it was deleted across the entire internet within 24 hours of going online.
07.15
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Guigang, Guangxi
On July 15, 2026, after floodwaters receded at Guigang Senior High School in Guigang, Guangxi, thick mud piled up in student dormitories and corridors, and large amounts of daily necessities were washed away and soaked by muddy water. The school organized personnel to carry out silt removal work.
07.14
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·广西壮族自治区
In the flood-stricken disaster area of Guangxi, some villagers' homes were destroyed, streets are littered with mud and garbage, and living supplies are limited as victims queue up for relief.
07.14
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·广西壮族自治区
Southern Weekend reported on July 14 about the dispatch, equipment failures, and command failures before the collapse of the Liulan Reservoir in Guangxi, revealing long-standing hidden dangers. The report was quickly deleted by censors after its publication.
07.11
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·广西壮族自治区
The mother of Ningbo's Little Luoxi was blocked by staff while traveling to disaster-stricken areas in Guangxi to donate money and supplies, and her accompanying personnel received inquiry calls from the Bureau of Justice.