An aerial view shows flooding in Pingshan village at Xiaoyi town in Hengzhou, China's southern Guangxi region on July 6, 2026.
The death toll from severe storms and heavy rain in parts of China rose to 15 on Tuesday, with nine more missing, state media reported, as leader Xi Jinping called for "all-out" rescue efforts.
The central province of Hubei was hit by "severe convective weather" that left 11 people dead and one missing, state news agency Xinhua said. It is believed that tens of thousands have been evacuated.
Four more people died, and eight are missing in the southern region of Guangxi, which has also been hit by extreme weather, state broadcaster CCTV said.
China's leader Xi Jinping called for "all-out" rescue operations on Tuesday, state media reported, after storms in central and southern China caused flooding and killed 10 people.
