Floods, mud and debris slides are threatening the livelihoods of many people in several Chinese provinces these days. Days of rainfall caused severe flooding in Changsha, the provincial capital of Hunan, among other places. Softened soils in the mountainous regions also pose a major risk of landslides. At least eight people died in such slides in Hunan over the weekend. There were further fatalities in the provinces of Guangzhou, Anhui and Guizhou. Another flood alert has been issued for the provincial capital of Changsha on Monday.