Meihekou City, Jilin Province, northeast China - July 14, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of pedestrian, car in flooded street; police tape
2. Various of flooded street; flood drainage vehicle, crew

Meihekou City in northeast China's Jilin Province on Tuesday afternoon raised its flood response to Level I, the highest in China's four-tier flood control system, after torrential rain from Typhoon Bavi caused significant flooding in multiple urban areas.

Meihekou has experienced downpour from the early hours of Monday into Tuesday afternoon, with some areas battered by severe rainstorms.

The persistent deluge overwhelmed drainage systems in the old urban district, leaving major streets under water and disrupting people's daily life.

Along the Yinhe Street, a main thoroughfare in Meihekou's old town, knee-deep floodwaters have swallowed large sections of the road, spilling over curbs and onto sidewalks.

According to local authorities, most drainage pipes in the old city funnel into the network around Yinhe Street, which also receives overflow from three upstream channels. The area's low-lying terrain makes it one of the city's most flood-prone spots.

Fortunately, the flood water flow remains slow and steady, with no reports of additional damage so far, according to a China Media Group reporter on the scene.

The city has identified eight key flood-affected areas where emergency pumping operations are ongoing. Seven bridge sections with deep standing water have been closed to traffic in advance.

The primary task for the drainage crews is to pump accumulated floodwater into the Huifa River, which runs through Meihekou. Officials say that once the heavy rainfall stops, it will take approximately two to three hours to complete the drainage work.

However, the challenge is compounded by the Huifa River itself. Due to persistent rainfall across the surrounding region and upstream inflow, the river has been running at dangerously high levels, currently exceeding the flood warning mark by 0.42 meters. No levee breaches or overflows have been reported so far.

In accordance with the flood response, all classes, work, transport, production and business operations currently remain halted in Meihekou, until further notice.

Since last Friday, the city has relocated nearly 7,000 residents, primarily from towns and villages along the Huifa River.

Weather forecasts predict continued heavy rain across Meihekou through 20:00 Tuesday, with localized intense downpours expected.

Typhoon Bavi, the ninth of the year, made landfall twice along the coast of east China's Zhejiang Province at 23:20 Saturday and again around midnight, then moved inland. It is the second typhoon this month following Typhoon Maysak, which brought heavy floods and wreaked havoc in southern China.