Overall Orange Flood
in China

Event summary

Flood can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1104081
Glide number: FL-2026-000148-CHN
Death: 0
Displaced: 237338
Countries: China
From - To 31 Jul - 13 Aug

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Typhoon Dolphin, Hubei Province, China, August 2026Heavy rain associated with Typhoon Dolphin caused flooding in Hubei Province, China, from 11 August 2026.Tue 11 Aug 2026Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Latest media headlines

Nature’s Fury: Typhoon Triggers Chaos in China 8/12/2026 6:31:00 AM.

China faces its strongest typhoon this year, unleashing severe rain and flooding across the country. The storm shattered rainfall records, disrupting transportation and local economies. As scientists link these events to climate change, Chi
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Beijing shuts tourist sites, suspends bus services as heavy rain conti.. 8/12/2026 5:54:00 AM.

Residents in mountainous villages, low-lying areas and other flood- and landslide-prone locations evacuated Heavy rain continued to lash the Chinese capital Beijing on Wednesday, forcing authorities to shut tourist attractions, suspend bus
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Mass evacuations in Beijing as Typhoon Dolphin brings more torrential .. 8/12/2026 4:59:00 AM.

Thousands of people have been evacuated from areas at risk of flooding and landslides in Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Dolphin continue to bring torrential rain to northern and central Forecasters warned on Tuesday that the Chinese ca
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Typhoon Dolphin brings heavy rain, floods in China 8/12/2026 4:35:00 AM.

BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rain associated with Typhoon Dolphin continued to affect large parts of China on Tuesday, prompting higher flood-control responses, train suspensions and flood warnings in Beijing and neighboring Tianjin,
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), NASA (3), WMO (1), INFORM (2), (1),