China's Yangtze River sees fifth flood of the year
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Updated: 2020-08-17 20:09
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BEIJING -- Yangtze River, China's longest, Monday recorded the fifth flood of the year in its upper reaches after a spell of heavy rainfall, the Ministry of Water Resources said.
The flood formed with a rapid increase of flow at Cuntan hydrologic station in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality. At 2 pm Monday, the station saw a water flow of 50,100 cubic meters per second.
The ministry has called on relevant authorities to strengthen monitoring and early-warning as well as flood prevention efforts in the Three Gorges reservoir and other main reservoirs.
The fourth flood was recorded on Aug 14.
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