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SpaceX said teams in Florida and California completed consecutive Falcon 9 launches spanning both U.S. coasts.

The Ministry of Water Resources said at a briefing on Aug 16 that as of 09:00, 52 rivers in Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia remain above warning levels, with a maximum exceedance of 4.27 meters; 28 are above guaranteed flood-control levels. Forecasts for Aug 16–17 show rainfall and upstream inflows will keep Taihu rising slowly; lower Yangtze tributaries including the Chuhe, mid-Huai River tributary Shaying and the Heilongjiang mainstem below Tongjiang are expected to remain above warning. Min and Qingyi rivers in Sichuan will experience rising water and some small rivers in heavy-rain areas may exceed warning levels. From 08:00 Aug 16 to 08:00 Aug 17 there is a high risk of flash floods in north-central Sichuan and an orange mountain-flood warning has been issued. The ministry maintained a yellow flood warning and urged affected areas to take precautions.