Heavy rainfall has been affecting southern and eastern China, particularly the Henan and Guizhou provinces, since 27 June, causing floods that have resulted in casualties and damage.
According to media, as of 2 July, five people died and three are missing in the Xixia county in southwestern Henan province, 5,700 people have been affected and several structures have been damaged. While, in Guizhou province, the the death toll of the event that occurred between 20 and 29 June stands at six and the number of evacuated people reached 120,000.
Over the next 48 hours, more rainfall is expected over eastern and central-southern China.