On July 11, the National Meteorological Center continued to issue a blue rainstorm warning, prompting the Ministry of Transport to adjust its flood prevention response level to Level IV accordingly. That morning, the Ministry coordinated with transportation authorities in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan provinces (autonomous regions), urging them to thoroughly implement the deployment requirements from the national video conference on flood season road safety, strengthen early warning and prevention measures for heavy rainfall, and enhance response, inspection, and control measures. They were also instructed to improve emergency response, information reporting, and duty arrangements.
The Guangdong Provincial Department of Transport prioritized forecasting and early warnings, implementing a notification mechanism. Leveraging key ongoing transportation projects across the province, it organized emergency response teams for major flood season disasters, creating a “one map, one table, one plan” system. This includes over 14,000 emergency personnel, more than 2,000 pieces of emergency equipment, and over 200 drones, ensuring full coverage of emergency resources across all cities.
The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Department of Transport initiated a daily coordination mechanism, regularly engaging with municipal transportation authorities and affiliated units in affected areas to ensure preparedness. Following the “six must-dos” and “four timeliness” requirements, it fully implemented flood season road safety risk controls, focusing on high-risk zones and conducting pre-rain inspections, during-rain patrols, and post-rain reviews.
The Yunnan Provincial Department of Transport held a province-wide video conference on flood season safety and a scheduling meeting for passenger water transport safety during the flood and summer seasons, reiterating and redeploying safety supervision tasks. It established a rotating duty system for the critical “late July to early August” flood period to coordinate safety and scheduling. A tiered coordination mechanism was also introduced to provide targeted guidance to disaster-affected areas based on risk levels and priorities.
