2024-08-02: According to the sources on Thursday (1 August), China’s National Disaster Reduction Commission raised the emergency response to Level II in Hunan Province due to severe flooding. With millions of residents affected, multiple confirmed dead and missing in Zixing following Typhoon Gaemi.
Local traffic disruptions are to be expected, floods and landslides remain possible in the coming days. Travellers should exercise heightened caution, especially near rivers/the sea and mountainslopes and follow instructions by authorities.