Flooded already, river towns brace for more
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July 27, 2010, Tuesday
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Drenched riverside towns in central and southern parts of China yesterday prepared for even more flooding as water levels in the country's huge rivers surged and rainstorms continued.
In its latest update, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said floods this year have left 823 people dead and another 437 missing as of yesterday morning.
The direct economic loss had mounted to 154 billion yuan - more than double the flood losses incurred in any year since 2000.
More than 370,000 soldiers and residents have been mobilized to beef up flood prevention efforts in eight provinces and municipalities along the country's major rivers, the flood control headquarters said.
Around the nation:
? Mud flows hit a remote riverside village in the southwestern province of Yunnan bordering Myanmar early yesterday, leaving 11 people missing and another 11 injured, local officials reported.
Unreachable
The village, near the region's key waterway Nujiang River, became very difficult to reach after rain-triggered landslides and mud flows blocked the mountainous trails, frustrating rescue efforts.
Officials said they were as yet unable to reach the injured.
In central Hubei Province, the government raised the flood alert to the second highest level.
The water flow rate into the Danjiangkou Reservoir from the Hanjiang River, the second largest branch of the Yangtze River, peaked at the highest in almost three decades, the provincial disaster relief headquarters said, describing the flood-control situation as "very severe."
Water flow rates at the Three Gorges Dam at the mainstream of the upper Yangtze River - China's longest river - rose yesterday after a three-day lull.
The water flow rate hit 40,500 cubic meters per second in the morning, and it is expected to continue to rise until it peaks today.
Nearing record
Wu Daoxi, head of the Yangtze River Flood Control Office, said that the water level at the reservoir behind the Three Gorges Dam may reach 161.5 meters on Friday, a new record for the year and only about 13.5 meters under the reservoir's maximum holding capacity.
Wu has ordered engineers to increase the discharge volume of the dam, a move that would relieve pressure at the dam but pose challenges downstream.
Disaster prevention efforts were especially intensified in Wuhan City, where 9.1 million people live at the junction of the Hanjiang and the Yangtze, downstream of the Three Gorges Dam.
In western Henan Province, 37 people have been killed at Luoyang City, a culture-rich ancient capital and home to the World Heritage Longmen Grottoes.
The 1,500-year old grottoes have been closed since Saturday as waters from the Yihe River flooded trails.
Wang Qingru, a staff member, said the Buddha carvings and other cultural relics were not damaged.
In its latest update, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said floods this year have left 823 people dead and another 437 missing as of yesterday morning.
The direct economic loss had mounted to 154 billion yuan - more than double the flood losses incurred in any year since 2000.
More than 370,000 soldiers and residents have been mobilized to beef up flood prevention efforts in eight provinces and municipalities along the country's major rivers, the flood control headquarters said.
Around the nation:
? Mud flows hit a remote riverside village in the southwestern province of Yunnan bordering Myanmar early yesterday, leaving 11 people missing and another 11 injured, local officials reported.
Unreachable
The village, near the region's key waterway Nujiang River, became very difficult to reach after rain-triggered landslides and mud flows blocked the mountainous trails, frustrating rescue efforts.
Officials said they were as yet unable to reach the injured.
In central Hubei Province, the government raised the flood alert to the second highest level.
The water flow rate into the Danjiangkou Reservoir from the Hanjiang River, the second largest branch of the Yangtze River, peaked at the highest in almost three decades, the provincial disaster relief headquarters said, describing the flood-control situation as "very severe."
Water flow rates at the Three Gorges Dam at the mainstream of the upper Yangtze River - China's longest river - rose yesterday after a three-day lull.
The water flow rate hit 40,500 cubic meters per second in the morning, and it is expected to continue to rise until it peaks today.
Nearing record
Wu Daoxi, head of the Yangtze River Flood Control Office, said that the water level at the reservoir behind the Three Gorges Dam may reach 161.5 meters on Friday, a new record for the year and only about 13.5 meters under the reservoir's maximum holding capacity.
Wu has ordered engineers to increase the discharge volume of the dam, a move that would relieve pressure at the dam but pose challenges downstream.
Disaster prevention efforts were especially intensified in Wuhan City, where 9.1 million people live at the junction of the Hanjiang and the Yangtze, downstream of the Three Gorges Dam.
In western Henan Province, 37 people have been killed at Luoyang City, a culture-rich ancient capital and home to the World Heritage Longmen Grottoes.
The 1,500-year old grottoes have been closed since Saturday as waters from the Yihe River flooded trails.
Wang Qingru, a staff member, said the Buddha carvings and other cultural relics were not damaged.
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