China flood displacement estimate rises to 400,850
Flood
In brief
- What happenedThe GDACS Orange flood alert for China was updated on 28 September with an estimated 400,850 displaced people and six deaths across the event period from 31 July to 27 September 2026.
- How many affectedAffected persons: 400,850 · Displaced persons: 400,850 · Deaths: 6
- What help is neededResponse priorities should be confirmed in the linked source reports as needs change.
What changed
Updated verified snapshot
This record was first dated 2026-09-19 and last verified 2026-09-28.
Situation
The GDACS Orange flood alert for China was updated on 28 September with an estimated 400,850 displaced people and six deaths across the event period from 31 July to 27 September 2026. The previous retained snapshot listed 399,045 displaced people and six deaths, so the latest observation adds 1,805 displaced people while the reported death toll is unchanged. All totals remain provisional modelled or source-compiled observations pending reconciliation by national and local authorities. The NASA Worldview image is regional cloud context from 3 September, not a flood-depth map.
WorldsAid verification
A WorldsAid editor reviewed this record against 3 attributed sources, cleaned feed formatting and checked the event, place and reporting date. 6 human-impact figures were separated from the narrative and dated where the source allowed. Earlier observations remain in the evidence history instead of being silently overwritten.
Verified figures
- Affected persons
- 400,850 retained at 2026-09-28
- Displaced persons
- 400,850 retained at 2026-09-28
- Deaths
- 6 retained at 2026-09-28
- Displaced people
- 400,850 · GDACS snapshot, 28 September 2026 retained at 2026-09-28
- Reported deaths
- 6 · GDACS snapshot, 28 September 2026 retained at 2026-09-28
- Event period
- 31 July–27 September 2026 retained at 2026-09-28
What we knew when
- WorldsAid record entered the retained historical dataset.
- Earlier GDACS observation retained preserved as a dated, source-linked observation. Source
- GDACS Orange alert · displacement estimate updated preserved as a dated, source-linked observation. Source
- GDACS Orange alert · deaths revised upward while displacement remained unchanged preserved as a dated, source-linked observation. Source
- GDACS Orange alert · displacement estimate increased by 1,805 while deaths remained unchanged preserved as a dated, source-linked observation. Source
Earlier figures are never replaced by later values; additional observations are retained as new ledger entries.
Provenance
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