Disaster-affected villagers were airlifted by helicopter to a school in Nanbei Town, Shimen County on 21 May 2026, as Hunan Province authorities confirmed 6 deaths and 10 people missing due to severe flooding, according to local officials.
Medical workers assisted in evacuating flood-affected residents at a school in Nanbei Town, Shimen County, Changde City on 21 May 2026, as continuous heavy rainfall left 6 dead and 10 missing across Hunan Province, according to local authorities.
A helicopter completed the safe transfer of 6 villagers from Tianping Village, Hupingshan Town to a school in Nanbei Town on 21 May 2026, as Hunan's emergency management department ramped up aerial evacuations ahead of a fresh rainfall warning.
Relief personnel loaded emergency supplies onto helicopters in Shimen County, Changde City on 21 May 2026, as Hunan Province's emergency management department deployed aerial assets to reach flood-isolated communities, with 6 dead and 10 missing confirmed by local authorities.
Hunan Province's emergency management department deployed helicopters to evacuate residents from high-risk flood zones on 21 May 2026, with medical workers assisting at a staging school in Nanbei Town as authorities braced for a second wave of heavy rainfall in Shimen County.
Severe flooding in Shimen County, Hunan Province has claimed 6 lives and left 10 people missing as of 21 May 2026, according to local authorities. Aerial evacuations are ongoing as the province prepares for further heavy rainfall, with medical teams and emergency management personnel deployed across affected areas.