China Floods Kill Dozens as CCP Admits Flawed Disaster Planning

 

The current floods in Northern China, have rung a new alarm bell over capitalist cum communist-driven climate change of China , these catastrophes caused by authorities’ disregard for the safety of the masses, have now led to heavy flooding across northern China which has killed dozens of people, authorities say, including more than 30 elderly residents who were trapped at a care facility in a suburb of the capital Beijing. Officials said on 31st of July, Thursday that 31 people died at the Taishitun Town Elderly Care Center in the Miyun district, about a 90-minute drive from central Beijing, which was one of the areas hit hardest by this week’s storms.

 

“For a long time, this senior centre was in the town’s centre and was safe, and such was not included in the preparedness plans,” said Yu Weiguo, the Communist Party secretary for Miyun, expressing his condolences and adding it was a “bitter lesson”. “This showed that our contingency plan had flaws, and our understanding of extreme weather was inadequate,” Yu said.

 

The care centre housed 69 residents, including 55 who were disabled in some capacity. The facility sat on low-lying ground near a river that had flooded after the unusually intense rains, local media outlet Caixin reported.

 

Torrential rains began a week ago and peaked around Beijing and its surrounding provinces on Monday. In the space of a few days, the hilly Miyun district in the northeast of the capital saw rainfall of up to 573.5mm (22.6 inches). By comparison, the average annual precipitation in Beijing is around 600mm (23.6 inches). The Miyun Reservoir, the largest in Northern China , saw record – breaking water levels during the rains. The Qingshui River, which runs through Taishitun feeding into the reservoir and is normally a small stream, was flowing at 1,500 times it’s normal volume on Monday morning when the disaster struck , Yu said.

 

 

At a news conference on 31’st of July Beijing’s Deputy Mayor Xia Linmao said at least 44 people died over the past week in the city. In total, more than 300,000 people have been affected by the rain and flooding in the capital, with more than 24,000 homes, 242 bridges and 756km (470 miles) of roads damaged, said Xia, citing preliminary figures. In neighbouring Hebei province, authorities announced an additional eight deaths on Thursday and 16 deaths total this week.

 

At least 31 people were missing in Beijing and Hebei province, authorities said.Meanwhile, in northern Shanxi province, authorities said on Wednesday (30 July) evening that 10 people were dead after a minibus carrying farm workers washed away in heavy rain. Four people were still missing as the rescue continued, according to a city government statement three days after the bus disappeared.

 

 

 

The recent floods may get their credit knitted with East Asian monsoons or China’s topography which makes it susceptible to flooding. But the aggressive rapid urbanization , is equally or more accountable to the deaths of Chinese citizen because of the unpreparedness of CCP against the floods. China’s Urban expansion, led by the authoritative policies of CCP has replaced natural floodplains with concrete infrastructure, which naturaly reduces the land’s ability to absorb excess water. Many Chinese densely populated cities have also outgrown their drainage systems, leaving them vulnerable during heavy rain. According to a December 2024 Science Direct study, urbanization has altered the processes of the hydrological cycle in cities, further affecting precipitation extremes. And the recent floods of China are the result of it.

 

 

 

 

The heavy deforestation drives in mountainous regions, often for mining or development, has weakened the soil’s stability, increasing runoff and contributing to landslides and flash floodsl. While dams can be effective flood control measures, their management and construction can also be debated and contribute to flood risks in downstream areas. Some studies also highlight the shortcomings in Chinese infrastructure, such as drainage systems in mountainous outlying districts, which could have made it immune to floods.

 

 

Despite repeated warnings from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to ignore the scientific consensus on climate change. The recent devastating floods in China are not merely natural disasters — they are the outcome of years of irresponsible governance, unchecked urban expansion, and willful neglect of environmental safeguards.

 

China is the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, yet the CCP prioritizes economic growth and political image over climate resilience. Repeatedly warned about the increasing risks of extreme weather events, the regime has failed to invest adequately in sustainable infrastructure or disaster preparedness, especially in vulnerable regions.

 

Worse still, the CCP’s opaque authoritative decision-making process and suppression of local voices suggesting to choose the path of sustainability have knocked back both early warnings and timely evacuations. In several cases, the Chinese authorities have delayed or withheld flood alerts — sacrificing human lives to maintain political calm.