Flood risk to be high throughout month

Some major rivers, including parts of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers, will remain at high risk of flooding in August due to larger than average rainfall, the state flood control authority said on Wednesday.

Adding to the danger, about three strong typhoons are forecast to make landfall in China this month.

"The rainfall forecast for August is higher than average, especially in Southwest, East and part of Northeast China," Zhang Jiatuan, a spokesman for the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, said on Wednesday.