Flood's death toll hits 12; 10 missing

China has a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe, followed by orange, yellow and blue.

On Saturday and Sunday, Hubei witnessed its largest rainfall this year, and water swelled in its rivers, according to the Hubei provincial government information office.

At 8 am on Monday, the water level of the Yichang section of the Yangtze River rose by 2.62 meters. The water level of 1,081 reservoirs in the province exceed the flood limit.

As part of the aftermath of the rainstorm-induced floods, the Mulan Great Lake, a famous 5-A level scenic area in Wuhan, was closed on Sunday and Monday

Wuhan, which lies on the Yangtze, was hit by the country's last major floods in 1998, which killed more than 3,000 people and left 14 million displaced.

Xinhua contributed to this story.