River water rises due to floods in Chongqing, China on July 1, 2020.

On July 4, China's Ministry of Irrigation announced that it had raised the emergency response level to cope with floods from level 4 to level 3 amid constant rains continued to devastate large areas of this country.

According to the ministry, water levels in the middle and downstream areas of the Truong Giang River, as well as Dong Dinh and Ba Duong lakes, continue to rise as a result of consecutive rains.

A total of 16 rivers in the two provinces of Jiangxi and Anhui have levels above the same flood warning level on the same day.

The water level rose after a sudden heavy rain in Fenghuang Ancient Town.

According to the Ministry of Water Resources of China, the coordination of the operation of the reservoirs in the upper reaches of the Truong Giang River will be implemented to limit the amount of water flowing into the Three Gorges Dam and reduce stress Flood control in the middle and downstream areas of this river.

Previously, the Three Gorges Dam was facing the first flood of the Truong Giang River in 2020 with a water flow of up to 50,000 m3/sec.

China has urged local governments to strengthen weather monitoring and monitor dikes, reservoirs and hydroelectric plants.

China's weather warning system consists of 4 levels (of which level 1 is the most serious), color coded, with red symbolizing the harshest, followed by orange, yellow and blue.

For two consecutive days on July 3 and 4, China's National Observatory issued a Green Warning for floods, amid hydrometeorological experts forecasting heavy rain in many areas. area in this country.

Severe floods in southern China since early June have caused flooding and serious damage to many areas of the country.

According to the latest figures of Chinese authorities, this historic flood affected nearly 20 million people.