The government of central China's Hubei Province has put all
departments on flood alert as the Hanjiang River reached its
highest level in 19 years.?
Heavy rains from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2 contributed to the risk of
flooding on the Hanjiang, the largest branch of the Yangtze
River.
At 2 p.m. on Thursday, the water level at the Danjiangkou
reservoir hit 154.8 meters, 2.3 meters higher than the warning
level. The river water flow peaked at 13,900 cubic meters per
second.
More rain is forecast on the upper reaches of Hanjiang from
Sept. 6 to 10, increasing the risk of flooding, according to vice
governor Liu Youfan.
(People’s Daily September 5, 2003)
