China Hit by Landslides Deadly Flash Floods Sweep Away Nepal-China Bridge

"Suddenly, there was a loud boom from deep in the valley. Huge rocks came crashing down

from the mountain like thunder hitting the earth. The rocks smashed into a bridge.

The torrential downpours, part of the annual “Plum Rains” season, have swept from the southwest through central China and up to the northeast, prompting red alerts in Sichuan, Gansu and Liaoning provinces.

The floods, which began early Tuesday, struck the Rasuwa district, where the Nepal-China Friendship Bridge is. Officials said their initial assessment showed extensive damage to the customs yard at the border crossing, where hundreds of vehicles and cargo containers were parked. There were also reports of power outages from damaged hydropower plants.
Nepal’s army and police used helicopters to rescue 55 people, while the search for at least 18 others continued. The police said missing people included three police personnel, nine Nepali civilians and six Chinese nationals. . ChinaObserver

Typhoon Danas Slams China

"Typhoon Danas Slams China: Catastrophic Flooding to Rooftops – Deadly Landslides Bury

Victims in Sichuan!" Typhoon Danas slams into China, triggering catastrophic flooding across Zhejiang, Fujian, and inland provinces. Torrential rains submerged entire cities — with water levels reaching rooftops. Over 1.5 billion cubic meters of water were discharged from major reservoirs in emergency operations, creating a devastating "double flood" effect. Meanwhile, in Sichuan, massive landslides buried roads, vehicles, and claimed multiple lives." EW

184 clashes on frontline over past day

"Ukrainian Defense Forces recorded 184 combat engagements with Russian invaders.
Ukrainian aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck three enemy artillery systems and 16 clusters of enemy personnel, weapons, and equipment.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, 24 engagements occurred. The Russian invaders carried out 19 airstrikes with 30 guided bombs and 344 artillery shellings, including 38 from MLRS.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, there were 24 combat clashes near Kamianka, Zelene, Krasne Pershe, Ambarne, Vovchansk, and toward Khatnie.
In the Kupiansk sector, seven Russian attacks were repelled near Kindrashivka, Holubivka, Moskovka, and Zelenyi Hai.
In the Lyman sector, Russian forces carried out 30 assaults near Hrekivka, Chervonyi Stav, Serebrianka, Karpivka, and toward Novyi Mir and Torske.
In the Siversk sector, the Russians attacked Ukraine’s forces nine times near Hryhorivka, Serebrianka, Vyimka, and Ivano-Darivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, two clashes occurred near Chasiv Yar.
In the Toretsk sector, Russian forces launched eight attacks near Dyliivka, Toretsk, Rusyn Yar, and Yablunivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the Ukrainian defenders repelled 60 Russian attacks near Razine, Promin, Kotlyne, Novoserhiivka, Myroliubivka, Poltavka, Novoekonomichne, Myrne, Lysivka, Zvirove, Udachne, Orikhove, Oleksiivka, and toward Filiia, Novomykolaivka, Pokrovsk, Molodetske, Dachne, and Muravka.
In the Novopavlivka sector, 20 Russian assaults were repelled near Voskresenka, Shevchenko, Zaporizhzhia, Zirka, Myrne, Komar, Novosilka, and toward Novopavlivka.
In the Huliaipole sector, the enemy carried out two attacks near Malynivka.
In the Orikhiv and Prydniprovske sectors, no offensive actions by Russian forces were reported.
In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of enemy offensive group formation were spotted." Ukrin

St Petersburg braces for historic flood as Neva River surges past warning levels

"St. Petersburg is bracing itself for the worst flood in 160 years as the water level in the Neva surges thanks to heavy rain.
Authorities in Russia’s northern capital have declared a yellow-level danger warning as the Neva threatens to burst its banks and flood the historic city. Water levels continue to rise, threatening low-lying areas of the city and prompting the closure of protective dams.
City officials issued a storm warning on July 5, with wind speeds reaching up to 25 metres per second, toppling trees and damaging structures across the region.

“Dams are closed, and water levels outside the dams have exceeded 180 centimetres,” the city’s emergency services stated. The flood defences are part of the Saint Petersburg Dam complex as the city has been called the “Venice of the north” and is cut through with rivers and canals. The dams have so far prevented the river from inundating the city.
“If the dams hadn't been closed, the flood would have already hit the city,” officials added.
In the coastal district of Sestroretsk, the popular Dubki Park has been flooded. A lightning strike hit the Lakhta Center, Europe’s tallest skyscraper, during the storm. Local emergency crews were deployed to assess the damage and monitor water levels, which continue to rise under heavy rainfall and gale-force winds. The city’s meteorological service noted that this could be the most severe flood in over a century. “This historic flood may repeat after 160 years — the last July flood occurred in 1865,” a spokesperson said. Emergency workers remain on high alert as forecasts predict continued storms through the start of the week." UkraineToday