Floods hit China amid record rains and climate warnings

Floods triggered by relentless monsoon rains have forced people to evacuate across China's Guizhou province, with cities urging residents to flee rising waters as infrastructure collapses and warnings of more extreme weather loom.

After days of heavy rainfall, multiple rivers in China’s Guizhou province have overflowed, prompting mass evacuations of people from riverside cities such as Congjiang and Rongjiang. With populations more than 300,000 each, both cities urged residents in flood-prone areas to seek higher ground.

The monsoon has shattered rainfall records, and the collapse of a viaduct near Rongjiang underscored the danger, as landslides and cave-ins disrupted highways across the province.

Floodwaters inundated low-lying areas, halting traffic and submerging parking garages and malls.

Meteorologists warned that more rain is likely in the coming days.

While southern provinces battle floods, northern regions like Beijing, Henan, and Shandong are experiencing extreme heat nearing 40°C.

The World Meteorological Organization warned in a new report that Asia is heating nearly twice as fast as the global average, intensifying climate-related disasters like those now seen across China.

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