Uninterrupted torrential rains have ravaged east
China's Jiangxi
Province and Guangxi
Zhuang Autonomous Region in south China, taking water levels of
major rivers above flood warning limits.
A source from Jiangxi provincial flood control and
drought relief headquarters said the province had been affected by
heavy rainfall since Friday. Rain in seven counties had exceeded
200 mm, and over 100 mm had fallen in 40 other counties.
The water level at Hezhou hydrometric station on
the Tongjiang, a tributary of the Ganjiang, was 1.01 meters higher
than the flood warning limit on Saturday, and that on the Xinjiang
was 0.31 meters above the threshold.
The northern part of Guangxi has reported heavy
rains since last Saturday. The famous scenic city of Guilin has had
161 mm of rain, and six counties have had more than 100 mm.
The water level on the Liujiang reached 146.48
meters on Sunday, 0.91 meters higher than the river’s flood warning
threshold, and those on the Guijiang and Longjiang were also above
warning levels.
According to local meteorological observatories,
heavy rainfall is expected to persist in both Jiangxi and Guangxi
over the next three days.
Local governments have organized ongoing relief
operations.
(Xinhua News Agency June 20, 2005)