Table 1 Major heavy rainfall disaster events in china over a 25-year period (excerpt).

From: A directed weighted network approach for hazard chain risk assessment including heavy rainfall induced geological disasters and flooding

Event title

Overview

15 July 2006 Heavy Rainfall in Shaoguan

Heavy rainfall triggered torrential mountain floods and widespread inundation; 32 small reservoirs and 1,081 irrigation facilities were damaged; 84 ponds and dams were washed away; 105.2 kms of communication lines were disrupted; three bridges collapsed and 73 sections of road were severed. Floodwaters destroyed 110,000 cubic metres of road foundations and 66.94 kms of road surface

17 May 2010: Heavy Rainfall in Tongren, Guizhou

The heavy rainfall has triggered geological hazards in parts of five counties—Dejiang, Songtao, Yanhe, Shiqian, and Jiangkou—resulting in damage to some crops, collapse of residential buildings, and varying degrees of damage to infrastructure including roads and water conservancy facilities

21 July 2012 Heavy Rainfall in Beijing

Numerous sections of the city’s roads, bridges and water conservancy projects sustained damage, with multiple residential buildings collapsing across the municipality and hundreds of vehicles suffering severe losses. Preliminary estimates indicate economic losses approaching ten billion yuan citywide. The disaster resulted in 79 fatalities

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