China: Heavy rains cause urban waterlogging, road damage in central, southwest China.

Shotlist Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, central China - May 18, 2026 1. Aerial shot of buildings, flooded road in downtown area 2. Various of flooded roads, rescuers transferring trapped people, draining floodwater 3. Aerial shots of buildings, flooded roads Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, central China - May 17-18, 2026 4. Various of police officers, drivers pulling trapped cars out of flooded roads Baojing County, Hunan Province, central China - May 17, 2026 5. Various of damaged road, workers, machinery repairing road 6. Floodwater, damaged road Yunyang County, Chongqing Municipality, southwest China - May 18, 2026 7. Aerial shot of landslide site, machinery 8. Various of landslide site, fallen stones 9. Various of machinery clearing fallen stones Storyline Persistent heavy rain lashed central and southwest China from Saturday through Monday morning, causing urban waterlogging, road damages and landslides. In Jingzhou City, central China's Hubei Province, the downtown area and nine other villages and townships recorded extremely heavy rainfall between 08:00 Sunday and 06:00 Monday, with the highest reading of 357.3 mm in Changhe Village, Gong'an County. In response, the city government activated an emergency response for urban waterlogging on Monday morning and adopted "five suspensions" measures, which include suspending classes, work, production, transportation and business activities — in the downtown area. In central China's Hunan Province, Baojing County experienced torrential rain over the past 24 hours starting at 08:00 Saturday. The rain destroyed a temporary road leading to a highway under construction in Qianling Town, stranding more than 300 people. Multiple departments, including transportation and emergency management, were mobilized to carry out emergency repairs. As of 16:00 Sunday, the repair work was completed, and the road reopened. Heavy rain also triggered a landslide on a mountainous road in Yunyang County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, on Sunday afternoon, cutting off traffic. Heavy machinery was deployed Monday morning, but persistent rain has delayed full clearance. Rescue workers said major repairs will only begin after the rain eases and geological conditions stabilize. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]