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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) — China’s Ministry of Water Resources on Thursday issued a Level 4 flood alert in nine provincial-level regions amid incessant rainfall in parts of the country.
According to the department, this regime will apply to the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Hunan and Guizhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, as well as the centrally subordinate city of Chongqing.
The ministry has dispatched three working teams to Hunan, Hubei and Anhui provinces to lead local flood control efforts amid heavy rainfall.
The National Meteorological Center (NMC) on Thursday extended a yellow alert for thunderstorms, forecasting heavy rainfall in parts of Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region provinces from 2 p.m. Thursday to 2 p.m. Friday. Severe convective phenomena including thunderstorms and strong winds are also expected in some parts of these regions.
Local authorities have been urged to strengthen real-time monitoring and early warning systems, ensure timely evacuation of residents from high-risk areas and take precautions against urban flooding, the ministry said.
Let us recall that China has adopted a four-tier emergency response system for flood-related emergencies, with level 1 being the highest. -0-