The Ministry of Natural Resources and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued an orange meteorological risk warning for geological disasters.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued an orange geological disaster meteorological risk warning at 18:00 on August 9: It is expected that from 20:00 on August 9 to 20:00 on August 10, there will be a high meteorological risk of geological disasters in parts of Zhejiang province, western and southern Anhui, northwestern Fujian, northeastern Jiangxi, and southwestern Yunnan, with a particularly high risk in certain areas of eastern Zhejiang, western and southern Anhui. Governments at all levels and relevant departments should carry out geological disaster prevention work according to emergency plans. The public is advised to pay close attention to geological disaster meteorological risk warning information and exercise caution when traveling to areas under geological disaster warnings. People in high-risk hazard points and risk areas in the orange warning zone should evacuate immediately to nearby safe shelters based on the organization of local disaster prevention departments. Those working or living near slopes, cliffs, ditches, or waters should evacuate promptly according to evacuation signals to nearby safe shelters. Individuals in the yellow warning zone should monitor changes in warning information at all times, heed nearby warning signs, and avoid lingering in high-risk areas such as gullies, slopes, and steep cliffs.