The Ministry of Water Resources maintains a level IV emergency response to flood control in Beijing and 8 other provinces and cities.

According to the Ministry of Water Resources, from 8:00 on August 20 to 8:00 on August 21, there were heavy rains in some areas of Fangchenggang, Liuzhou, Guilin in Guangxi, Xinxiang and Anyang in Henan, Qiannan and Liupanshui in Guizhou, Linfen, Jincheng, and Lvliang in Shanxi. Currently, the Ministry of Water Resources has maintained a level IV emergency response for flood prevention in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces and cities. The working group of the Ministry of Water Resources is on the front line of flood prevention in Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning and other areas to provide guidance and assistance.