Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County in Chengde, Hebei, suffered 48 hours of continuous torrential rain, triggering flash floods and frequent landslides. Over 100,000 people were affected, and communications were cut off in many areas.
Typhoon Bavi struck Shenyang, with 24-hour rainfall reaching 340 millimeters, breaking records. Urban roads were severely flooded and traffic was paralyzed.
Villagers of Hougezhuang Village, Huangzhuang Town, Sanhe City, Langfang City, Hebei Province held an emergency gathering near the embankment to protest the authorities using excavators to dig through the river channel for forced flood discharge, which destroyed their homes.
A 50-meter-wide breach was washed out in the dam body of the Liulan Reservoir in Hengzhou, Nanning, Guangxi, turning multiple downstream villages and towns into a sea of water and causing major casualties and property losses.
The official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Communist Party updated its leadership chart, showing that former Deputy Minister of State Security Li Qian has taken office as the head of the discipline inspection and supervision team stationed at the Foreign Ministry, sparking speculation of internal purges.