Record-breaking rainfall leaves six dead or missing in Ordos, Inner Mongolia
Three people were confirmed dead and three more are missing after record-breaking rainfall triggered severe flooding in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, on August 19, 2025.
10 dead, 33 missing after Yuzhong County, China, receives half a year’s rainfall in 24 hours
Flash floods in Yuzhong County, Gansu Province, China, killed at least 10 people and left 33 missing after up to half of the county’s average annual rainfall fell between August 7 and 8, 2025. Chinese President Xi Jinping urged local authorities to carry out full-scale rescue operations.
Drillbit tornado hits Ulan Hada Volcanic Geological Park in Inner Mongolia, crushing vehicles
A tornado struck Ulan Hada Volcanic Geological Park in Chahar Right Back Banner, Ulanqab City, Inner Mongolia, China, on August 4, 2025. Some vehicles have sustained damages.
Typhoon Co-may makes double landfall in Shanghai and Zhejiang, bringing record rains
Typhoon Co-may made a double landfall in China’s Zhejiang and Shanghai on July 30, 2025, bringing record rainfall and severe flooding that forced over 282 000 to relocate.
30 dead and over 80 000 evacuated as extreme rainfall hits Beijing, China
At least 30 people died and more than 80 000 were evacuated in Beijing, China, after record rainfall from July 26–28, 2025, caused severe flooding and landslides.
Extreme rainfall hits Hebei and Beijing, forcing mass evacuations
Record-breaking rainfall struck Fuping County, Hebei Province, China, on July 25–26, 2025, killing at least two people and leaving two others missing. Xizhuang station recorded 532 mm (20.94 inches) of rain in eight hours, with peak intensities reaching 145 mm (5.71 inches) per hour. Over 46 200 residents were affected, and more than 4 600 were evacuated.
Year’s worth of rain in 24 hours causes severe flooding in northern China
Record-breaking rainfall hit Yi County, Baoding City, northern China, on July 25, 2025, delivering nearly a year’s worth of precipitation in just 24 hours and forcing the evacuation of over 19 000.
Flash floods destroy villages, leave 2 dead and 10 missing in Shandong province, China
Flash floods triggered by intense rainfall during the early hours of July 22, 2025, killed two people and left 10 missing in Laiwu District of Jinan, Shandong Province, China.
48.7°C (119.7°F) recorded at Dongkan station, setting China’s third-highest official temperature on record
Dongkan National Meteorological Station in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang, recorded an air temperature of 48.7 °C (119.7 °F) on July 20, 2025, setting a new all-time high for the station. Two nearby automated weather stations in the basin recorded temperatures over 50 °C (122 °F) the same day, including Mangxiaohu at 50.7 °C (123.3 °F). This marks one of the highest official temperatures ever recorded at a national meteorological station in China.
Typhoon Wipha strikes southern China, Vietnam braces for landfall and flooding
Typhoon Wipha made landfall near Taishan, southern China at 09:50 UTC (17:50 local time) on July 20, 2025, producing wind gusts up to 167 km/h (104 mph), torrential rainfall, and widespread transport disruption across Hong Kong and Guangdong. Now a strong tropical storm, Wipha is forecast to re-emerge over the Gulf of Tonkin and make a second landfall in northern Vietnam late on July 22.
