Chengdu 2020 Floods: ON THE STREETS | Living in Chengdu

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(from Wikipedia)

Since early June 2020, floods have severely impacted large tracts of southern China due to heavy rains caused by the regional rainy season, primarily around the Yangtze basin and its tributaries, with rains expected to hit central and eastern China during July, described as the worst since at least 1998.

According to the Ministry of Emergency Management, by the end of June flooding had displaced 744,000 people across 26 provinces with 81 people missing or dead. As of 13 August, the floods have affected 63.46 million people and caused a direct economic loss of 178.96 billion CNY, which are 12.7% and 15.5% higher than the 2015-2019 average, respectively. 219 people were found died or are missing, and 54,000 houses collapsed, which are 54.8% and 65.3% lower than the 2015-2019 average, repsectively. The Ministry of Water Resources said that a total of 443 rivers nationwide have been flooded, with 33 of them swelling to the highest levels ever recorded. According to statistics from the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA), 76 key national cultural relics and 187 provincial cultural heritage sites have suffered damage of varying degrees.

Affected regions include Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hubei, and Chongqing. The regions include the upper and middle river basin of the Yangtze and its tributaries. With more rain, floods started to extend to lower regions of the Yangtze basin such as Anhui, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang. Hunan, Fujian, and Yunnan were also affected.

It's getting real over here! But is it ACTUALLY flooding in downtown Chengdu? Let's see!

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[austinguidry]

Doh! Made a small mistake! Putting out a correction: the Anshun Bridge - the big, fancy one I pointed out - crosses the Fuhe / Fu River. Don't know why I said the Jin River. My bad!!

[kayycartierr]

notice how usa not telling us about anything happening around the world..

[chopsticksandtrains]

Interesting first-hand footage! Good stuff, Austin!

[aiwenl]

Thanks for sharing. We could really use some rain here in Southern California, especially this time of the year. Be well and stay safe!

[bianxiyt]

Actually, the place you are visiting, I was staying there 20+ years ago. There was a flood in 1980s, a new An Shun bridge was broken, it hadn't fully in operation yet, and quite number of people on the bridge was looking at the flood, many of them dead.

[mangos]

Is there any relationship between ice melting and excessive rain and flood?

[joecausey]

Excellent reporting and video! Thanks!

[eChineseLearning-school]

One of our Chinese teachers just wrote about the hardest-hit areas of Jiangxi, Hunan, and Guizhou. It's so intense but the flood hero workers are doing an amazing job. Stay safe from the fast-moving water, Austin.

[marylee]

Austin, are you based in Chengdu? I Am so glad to see English guy making a film in Chengdu, Thanks a lot! Subscribed immediately!

[dans.]

My old running route! I think it was Tuesdays and Thursdays when they dumped rotting debris into the water just before the upper bridge. It was putrid smelling, and I'd have to run away from the river to escape it. Such a shame.

[iamcanadianedmonton]

may heaven opens up and let the sun shines not only for china, but also for the world !!!!

[yungng]

Thank you for sharing. Knowing your video is real.

[scotttaylor]

I have a friend who is from Chengdu named Shi Qiu. He was an exchange student who came to Canada this past school year. All the exchange students were sent home though because of COVID, so I never got to say bye. I have no way of contacting him either, because of social media regulations. I believe he is from Donghu Park.

[elsonsti]

the amount of rain this year in china is just

[BusanKevin]

Good to see your part of the city is ok! Thanks for sharing.

[MamawsBiscuits]

Keep it up Austin! Great news cast. Love to see some footage of local dam. How deep is water in river in dams? Prayers for China.

[kshienator]

Wow, I am a Chengdu local, actually I never knew that Marco Polo ended his trip in Chengdu, interesting though.

[echeng]

Glad to see your videos again. you make me think how fast time passes. When I was an undergraduate student in Hubei, I found your channel from Weibo.You shared your life in Lanzhou. The last video I saw was you found a new job at my university, from where I got my master degree. Now I saw your video again, I am in UK now. 太伤感了，时间过得真快！

[seanwang]

My hometown. Haven’t been back for over 4 years.

[nitinadc]

I miss chengdu ...I always use to do my morning cardio jogging on the footpaths next to the lake...