Severe Floods Hit Chongqing as Flooding Across Southern China Leaves 121 People Dead or Missing

The Three Gorges Dam, a gigantic hydropower project on the Yangtze River, discharges flood waters in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province on June 29, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images

The southwestern Chinese megacity of Chongqing is the latest area to be hit by flooding, as southern parts of the country battle with the worst flooding it has seen in decades.

Weeks of heavy rainfall have wreaked destruction across 26 provinces, affecting more than 19 million residents. At least 121 people have been confirmed dead or missing, authorities say.