Central China city declares state of emergency over floods

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Central China city declares state of emergency over floods

Wuhan City declared a state of emergency on Saturday, as heavy rains and floodwaters pushed up the level of the Yangtze River to 27.45 meters, 0.15 meters above the warning line.

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Wuhan City declared a state of emergency on Saturday, as heavy rains and floodwaters pushed up the level of the Yangtze River to 27.45 meters, 0.15 meters above the warning line.

It is the fifth time since 1865 that the city has recorded water levels in the Yangtze River above the warning line in August, according to officials from the municipal flood control headquarters.

So far, no major incident has occurred along the main part of the Yangtze River dikes, but in the next two days more rain is forecast in the area and water levels are due to top the warning line along the entire middle reaches of the river.

Some 3,500 local people are now defending the dikes, while soldiers and armed police officers are on standby for rescue work, according to the headquarters.

Water level of central China lake down slightly

China's rain-swollen second-largest lake, Dongting Lake, saw a slight reduction of water level Sunday morning after the flood peak in the Yangtze River passed here.

The water level at Chenglingji, where the lake connects with the flooding Yangtze River, stood at 34.88 meters at 8:00 a.m. Sunday, down 0.03 meters from 2:00 a.m., according to local flood control headquarters.

The flood peak in the Yangtze River reached Yueyang City in central China's Hunan Province, where the lake is located, at 11 p.m. Saturday and pushed the lake level to 34.91 meters, the highest level this year.

Local sources said no severe danger had happened to the dikes along the river and around the lake.

However, the water level is likely to rebound as heavy rains may hit the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and Hunan Province from August 25 to 27.

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