The reporter learned from the Ministry of Water Resources that due to the combined effects of warm and cold air, there will be heavy to torrential rain in Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, and Guizhou from July 18 to 21. The Qingjiang River in Hubei, Lishui in Zishui in Hunan, the upper reaches of the Wujiang River and the Yuanjiang River in Guizhou, and tributaries in the Three Gorges section of the Yangtze River in Chongqing will experience excessive flooding. At 14:00 on July 17, the Ministry of Water Resources initiated flood prevention level-IV emergency response for the four provinces and cities of Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing and Guizhou.

The reporter learned from the Ministry of Water Resources that due to the combined effects of warm and cold air, there will be heavy to torrential rain in Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, and Guizhou from July 18 to 21. The Qingjiang River in Hubei, Lishui in Zishui in Hunan, the upper reaches of the Wujiang River and the Yuanjiang River in Guizhou, and tributaries in the Three Gorges section of the Yangtze River in Chongqing will experience excessive flooding. At 14:00 on July 17, the Ministry of Water Resources initiated flood prevention level-IV emergency response for the four provinces and cities of Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing and Guizhou.