Heavy rain triggered two geological disasters in Sichuan Province, China, between August 18 and 19, 2026, disrupting National Highway G350 and prompting the pre-emptive evacuation of 21 784 people from risk areas across 64 counties. In a separate rain-related structural accident in Changning County on August 18, a rooftop parapet wall collapsed during a university-admission banquet, killing 5 people and injuring 17.



