SHANGHAI, July 23 — Chinese regions as far apart as Sichuan in the southwest and Gansu in the northwest are at heightened risk of natural disasters in the coming days amid another round of torrential rain, the country's weather bureau said today. Parts of the eastern coast, including the Bohai...
The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River discharges water following heavy rainfall and floods in a few regions, in Yichang, Hubei province, China July 17, 2020. — China Daily pic via Reuters
Parts of the eastern coast, including the Bohai Bay region, Shandong and the province of Jiangsu also face hurricane-force winds, the China Meteorological Administration said. The Ministry of Water Resources said 93 rivers remained above warning levels, adding that the Three Gorges reservoir, China's biggest, will need to be closely monitored as incoming floodwaters surge.Regions throughout China have been ordering emergency evacuations as a result of landslides, burst riverbanks and mountain floods.
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