I wasn’t even planning to talk about the flooding in Guizhou, China.
Not because I didn’t care.
But because honestly, I already knew how it would go.
Flood hits? The Chinese government moves.
Troops are deployed. Firefighters activated. Boats, drones, medics, engineers all on site.
Tens of thousands of people get evacuated. Food, shelter, and clean-up follow within 24 hours.
It’s efficient. It’s collective. It’s predictable.
I’ve lived along the Yangtze River for years. Floods happen all the time.
And so do fast, organized rescue operations.
This time in Guizhou's Rongjiang County, it was no different:
China’s Guizhou Flood Response by the Numbers
Location: Rongjiang County, Guizhou
Rainfall: Over 600mm in 3 days, 24-hour peak of 255.9mm
Flood Level: Over 11000 cubic meters per second flow rate, 50-to-70-year flood level
Evacuated: 91000 plus people in two phases
Deaths: 6
Personnel: Thousands of PLA troops, armed police, firefighters, militia
Rescue equipment: Boats, drones, excavators, medics, mobil…
