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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, July 04, 2003

Anhui Declares State of Emergency in Wake of Floods

East China's Anhui Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters announced that beginning midnight Friday, the province has entered into a state of emergency to cope with the flooding of the Huaihe River, one of China's major rivers.


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East China's Anhui Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters announced that beginning midnight Friday, the province has entered into a state of emergency to cope with the flooding of the Huaihe River, one of China's major rivers.

The sluice gates on the Huaihe River had been opened Wednesday to divert floodwater generated by heavy rainfall in the river valleys.

The situation has continued to deteriorate and the water level at the river's middle reaches passed the warning level at 6 a.m. Friday, and the trunk stream of the river was hit by its largest flood since 1991.

The weather forecast shows that in the coming two days, torrential rainfall will continue to pelt the upper reaches of theriver and the central and northern parts of east China's Anhui province.

To ensure the Huaihe River passes the flooding safely and smoothly, Anhui declared the state of emergency in accordance withthe "People's Republic Law on Flood Control".

Every day a round-the-clock check will be made on the flood situation and all flood diversion areas to make sure that they areready for use.

Approximately 160,000 local people have been aroused and organized to inspect the flooding on the river that runs about 1,000 kilometers between the Yellow and Yangtze rivers, through Henan province in central China, and eastern Anhui, Jiangsu and Shandong provinces. Its drainage areas cover some 270,000 square kilometers and is home to a population of 165 million.


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