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Recently, many netizens posted that they encountered floods in the Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang, which attracted attention.

Multiple videos showed that the floods had submerged the roads, causing many vehicles to stall and making it difficult to pass. Many netizens said, "I've never seen a desert flood," "You can see everything when you live long enough," and "Where does this water come from? Can anyone tell me?"

Image source: Xinjiang Radio and Television Station

In fact, flooding in the Taklamakan Desert is not an uncommon occurrence.

In July 2021, the Yuqi area of ​​Sinopec's Northwest Oilfield located in the Taklimakan Desert was hit by floods, with the flooded area reaching more than 300 square kilometers. Many roads in the oil field were breached and dams collapsed, and electric poles tilted. Nearly 50 exploration vehicles and 30,000 sets of equipment were flooded.

In recent years, the Tarim River, located on the northern edge of the Taklimakan Desert, has also suffered floods.

In the summer of 2022, 21 rivers including the Tarim River and its tributaries, including the Yarkand River, Aksu River, and Weigan River, experienced floods exceeding the warning flow. The flood process in the Tarim River lasted for 80 days and ended on September 22.

Since July 2024, the Tarim River Basin in Xinjiang has repeatedly experienced floods exceeding the warning flow rate. From 16:00 on August 5, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Water Resources Department initiated a Level IV emergency response for flood defense.