Sichuan Issues Red Alert After Another Round of Torrential Rain

Epoch Video
8/13/2020
Updated:
5/18/2022

Southwest China’s Sichuan province was hit by torrential rains again, and several rivers had water levels rise above the safety level. The province issued a red alert for flash floods at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 11—which was the first top-level alert this year.

According to official reports, in Ya’an city—the worst-hit area—the storm caused 6 deaths and 5 people were missing.