An area in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, is flooded on Tuesday as a result of recent downpours. [Photo/China News Service]
More than 300,000 people have been working around the clock on levees covering 2,000 kilometers in Hunan province, as major waterways remain at dangerously high levels, despite heavy rainfall having subsided.
The provincial water resources authority said the level of the Xiangjiang River, a major tributary of the Yangtze River, has dropped to 39.07 meters in Changsha, down from a record-high 39.44 meters on Sunday.
According to forecasts, the water level will remain above the warning level for three more days in Changsha, the provincial capital, and the neighboring cities of Xiangtan and Zhuzhou.
Photo taken on July 4, 2017 shows the flood-hit Orange Isle scenic area in the Xiangjiang River in Changsha. [Photo/Xinhua]
Water levels in the Yangtze River will remain dangerously high for even longer. At Chenglingji, a key monitoring station, the water is expected to stay above warning level for a week.
The Hunan government has mobilized 302,700 people to conduct flood control work.
Among them are employees from about 300 noodle restaurants in Changsha. The team began participating in flood control work on Saturday, and started cooking noodles for those fighting floods on Monday.
Photo taken on July 4, 2017 shows the flood-hit Orange Isle scenic area in the Xiangjiang River in Changsha. [Photo/Xinhua]
Water levels in the Yangtze River will remain dangerously high for even longer. At Chenglingji, a key monitoring station, the water is expected to stay above warning level for a week.
The Hunan government has mobilized 302,700 people to conduct flood control work.
Among them are employees from about 300 noodle restaurants in Changsha. The team began participating in flood control work on Saturday, and started cooking noodles for those fighting floods on Monday.
