Severe floods in southern China swept buildings, affecting about 15 million residents, leaving more than 100 dead and missing.

In Yichang City, Hubei Province, the muddy flood water rises to the belly, leaving people and cars trapped in flooded roads.

Weeks of unusual heavy rains devastated southern China, leaving at least 106 people dead, missing and affecting tens of millions of residents.

One of the hardest-hit provinces is Hubei, whose capital is Wuhan, which has just suffered serious damage because of Covid-19.

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After 31 consecutive days of warning about floods, China National Meteorological Center on July 3 forecasted another heavy rainfall would occur in the southwest starting July 4.

The prolonged heavy rain caused many to speculate about the situation of the Three Gorges Dam on the Truong Giang River when it faced the biggest challenge since its completion in 2003.

Chinese officials have repeatedly asserted that the fear of smashing is "meaningless", while the Xinhua state news agency also confirmed that the Three Gorges dam mitigate floods in Changjiang, but the area continues to be devastated by floods.

According to China's Ministry of Emergency Management, floods have affected 26 provinces in the country, causing hundreds of thousands of houses damaged and causing economic losses of about 25 billion yuan (3.6 billion USD).