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On the evening of July 19, affected by the squall line of Typhoon Wipha, a strong wind suddenly blew around the Zhuhai Theater, trapping many residents.

On the early morning of July 22, torrential rain hit Laiwu District, Jinan, Shandong Province, with 270 mm of rainfall in 3 hours and 364 mm in 5 hours, causing serious floods that destroyed villages. Two people have been killed and ten are missing so far.

A sudden flood occurred in Huadian Town, Ji'an, Jilin Province on July 21. Rescuers used agricultural drones to rescue trapped villagers.

Fuzhou received 296 mm of rainfall in 12 hours, and many underground garages in Lianjiang County were flooded

Typhoon Wipha strengthens again in the Beibu Gulf! The sustained wind speed at the Weizhou Island weather station is 32.5m/s, with gusts of 38.2m/s. It will continue to strengthen before landing in Vietnam tomorrow!

Affected by heavy rain, a tunnel in Fuzhou, Fujian was blocked by a landslide

Affected by Typhoon Wipha, Haikou was hit by heavy rain, with rainfall exceeding 250 mm in 12 hours, and even heavier rain will occur tomorrow.

Typhoon Wipha brushed past Macau, with maximum gusts reaching 40m/s. SMG issued the highest level storm warning

On the afternoon of July 20,Dongkan station in the Turpan Basin broke the annual record of 48.7C! Two AWS exceeded 50C: Mangxiaohu 50.7 Gaochang Ancient City 50.2 It became the highest temperature in China so far this year! @extremetemps @ThierryGooseBC

China recorded the first 50C this year! This afternoon, the Turpan Mangxiaohu AWS rose to 50.7C! The final data has not yet been finalized @extremetemps @ThierryGooseBC

Typhoon Wipha passed about 50 km south of Hong Kong

Typhoon Wipha is passing near the coast of Hong Kong. MSLP in the eye of the typhoon at Miaowan Island Station is 966.8hpa. The maximum gust along the coast of Guangdong reaches 50.6m/s, and the maximum sustained wind speed for 2 minutes is 38.8m/s.

Typhoon Wipha will pass by Hong Kong and Macau and land in western Guangdong during the day on July 20. At present, the maximum gust of wind at the Guangdong offshore weather station is 40.5m/s and MSLP=970.5Hpa, which may increase a little in the next few hours.

On the afternoon of July 19, Dongfang City, Hainan was hit by a squall line, and the clouds came like a high wall.

Today, temperature in Pari, Tibet, reached 18.6C, the highest in history (4,297m asl)! Dongkan in the Turpan Basin reached a new high of 46.5C , and AWS reached a maximum of 48.2C! Temperature in Xinjiang will continue to rise tomorrow, and Turpan will approach 50C! @extremetemps

On the morning of July 16, a landslide caused a train to derail in Tianshui, Gansu. Fortunately, no casualties were caused.

In addition, 12 weather stations in China broke the record for the lowest and highest temperatures @extremetemps

Rescue efforts continue at the Jilong Port in Tibet on July 8, where a mudslide destroyed a bridge between China and Nepal.