Heavy storms in most parts of Chongqing claimed eight dead and three missing and caused the displacement of 106,000 local residents, according to the local government.

The central government has already activated National Disaster Response Grade 4 and dispatched a taskforce to co-ordinate rescue efforts. A total of 500 tents, 3,000 duvets and 5,000 square metres of tarpaulin have been dispatched already.

Local rescue teams are monitoring the floods and evacuating people whose life may be threatened by possible landslides.