The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System provides near real-time alerts about natural disasters around the world and tools to facilitate response coordination, including media monitoring, map catalogues and Virtual On-Site Operations Coordination Centre.

Overview

Red flood alert in China Sat, 15 May 2010 00:00 +0000
Source: Dartmouth Flood Observatory based on media analysis

See also experimental flood monitoring system for China

Analysis: June 28, 2010: "Floods in China have killed 379 people this year as of Saturday, and left 141 missing, the flood control authority said Saturday.Heavy rains and ensuing floods in 2010 have affected 68.7 million people in 22 provincial-level regions and 4....

The flood started on 5/15/2010 and ended on 6/28/2010, with a duration of 45 days. This flood has severity class 2 (i.e. this is an extreme event with an estimated recurrence interval greater than 100 years).

The main cause is Monsoonal Rain.

The alert score is based on the reported death and displaced. Red = 1000 or more people killed or 800000 or more people displaced. Orange = 100 or more people killed or 80000 or more displaced.

• alert score: 3
• magnitude: 7.2
• duration: 45
• severity: 2
• affected region: 234200 km²

Impact

Reports indicate that 379 person(s) have been killed and 2370000 have been displaced. No reports on damage have been found. The flood affected a region of approximately 234200 km².

Location

For the following locations damage has been reported: Southern China

The approximate geographic location of this flood is 26.44 latitude and 115.48 longitude. This is the centroid of the affected area, as determined by the place names mentioned in the media.

Rivers in flood:

Maps (around approximate geographic location)

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