Breached dike around key Jiangxi lake sealed
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A dike with a 188-meter break, caused by floods in east China鈥檚 Jiangxi Province, was successfully sealed on Saturday.
The Zhongzhou dike, situated around China鈥檚 largest freshwater lake, Poyang Lake, in Changzhou Township of Poyang County, extends 33.72 kilometers. It protects 34,000 local residents and more than 1,400 hectares of farmland along the waterway.
As incessant and intense downpours battered the region, floods swelled the lake and rivers, breaching a 188-meter section of embankment on the night of July 9. A total of 15 villages and farmlands along the waterway were inundated by floodwaters, with over 14,000 residents evacuated to safety on the day.
China Anneng Group Second Engineering Bureau Co Ltd deployed more than 200 engineers with equipment to repair the embankment, together with firefighters and other personnel.
The firm said its emergency staff would continue raising and reinforcing the embankment to ensure its stability.
Nearly 6.88 million people have been affected by the floods in Jiangxi since July 6.
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