The death toll from floods that ravaged central China last month now stands at 302, local authorities said Monday – more than triple the last estimate.

Five cities in the central Chinese province of Hubei have declared "red alerts" after torrential rain left 21 people dead and forced the evacuation of nearly 6,000 people, state media reported.

Footage shows passengers in Zhengzhou trapped inside a flooded subway car, packed tightly together as the water climbs higher.

China is bracing for a heavy flood season with 71 rivers already exceeding warning levels, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday, as meteorological authorities warned that global ...

The risk of floods is also mounting in major rivers in northeast China, Li said, adding that some sections will see very high water levels persisting into September.

Massive flooding in China is disrupting the country’s supply chain, including the production of food, cars and coal, according to a report.

Chinese authorities said that more than 440,000 people in southwestern Sichuan Province have been affected in the aftermath of torrential rains and floods.

Passengers trapped inside submerged subway as deadly floods sweep central China By Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan and Zixu Wang, CNN, CNNWire Wednesday, July 21, 2021 ...

At least 15 people were killed after heavy rain and flooding battered China’s northern province of Shanxi, destroying thousands of homes and forcing more than 120,000 people to relocate to safer ...

A version of this article appears in print on July 29, 2021, Section B, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: China Cracks Down on Foreign Media Over Flood Coverage.

Unusually heavy rains engulfed roads and bridges, flooding towns and cities in central China. The extreme weather has killed 33 people, displaced 250,000, and caused widespread disruption.