The Ministry of Natural Resources and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued an orange alert 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 July 18. From 20:00 on July 18 to 20:00 on July 19, there will be a higher risk of geological disasters in the southwest of Anhui, the southwest and eastern parts of Hubei, the western part of Hunan, the northwest of Guangxi, the southeast of Chongqing, the eastern and southern parts of Guizhou, and the western and southern parts of Yunnan; while there will be a high risk of geological disasters in some areas in the southeast of Chongqing.