This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the Magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Updated: this report is based on update number 251.

• Flood Magnitude 5.47
• from 21/07/2012 00:00 UTC to 25/07/2012 23:59 UTC
• 77 killed and 0 displaced

Latest media headlines

Articles: 53 | About casualties: 11 | Last hour: 0

40,800 relocated as flooding hits Yellow River
Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:28:00 +0200   chinadaily (en)

China has relocated 40,800 residents in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, as the year's first flood peak hit the middle reaches of the Yellow River.

People and organisations:

40,800 residents relocated as flooding hits Yellow River
Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:22:00 +0200   xinhuanet_en (en)

BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) -- China has relocated 40,800 residents in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, as the year's first flood peak hit the middle reaches of the Yellow River, flood control authorities said Saturday. Caused by recent torrential rains, water levels rose quickly on both the trunk stream....

People and organisations: Xinhua News Agency 

The night of luck and sorrow
Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:41:00 +0200   scmp (en)

"The water was almost this high," says Mr Qin, pointing to the roof of his Volkswagen Bora, which remains stuck in the mud on a roadside near the village of Wajing about 40 kilometres from downtown Beijing.

People and organisations: Xinhua News Agency  Volkswagen 

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