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An insider from the Three Gorges Project revealed that the death toll in the Guangxi Hengzhou flood reached over 17,000 people. The insider also disclosed that the Three Gorges Dam has multiple water seepage issues at its base, and the leadership has arranged for their families to evacuate. The whistleblower claimed that relevant departments had analysis reports on the potential collapse of the Three Gorges Dam, predicting that a dam break would affect at least 470 million people.

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Fusui County, Chongzuo City, Guangxi, with strong shaking; residents were frightened and fled outdoors.

The former deputy secretary of the Party committee and former president of the China Development Bank, Ouyang Weimin, is under investigation for serious disciplinary and legal violations. The case is believed to involve senior party figures, prompting external interpretations of Caixin's related reports and attention to former associates of Wang Qishan.

A female netizen from Jiangsu posted on Xiaohongshu, describing the phenomenon of increasing hostility in China's lower‑class society, which sparked a large number of netizens’ comments and resonance; people shared their own experiences and feelings, believing it is caused by social pressure and injustice.

Two painters working on the exterior wall of a 60-story residential building in Wuhan discovered that their secondary safety rope had been cut during evening work. Fortunately, the main rope remained intact, and both workers narrowly escaped. Police are investigating, with netizens speculating it may be related to a neighbor dispute.