'Grim': China battles record flooding after torrential downpours
Al Jazeera, 14 Jul 2020
As many as 33 rivers in China have risen to their highest levels in history after days of torrential rain, a senior water ministry official has said, with more rain forecast.
Ye Jianchun, vice minister of water resources, told a briefing on Monday that 433 rivers - as well as major lakes like Dongting, Poyang and Tai - had all risen beyond their warning levels since the flood season began in June.
Al Jazeera's Victoria Gatenby reports.
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Ye Jianchun, vice minister of water resources, told a briefing on Monday that 433 rivers - as well as major lakes like Dongting, Poyang and Tai - had all risen beyond their warning levels since the flood season began in June.
Al Jazeera's Victoria Gatenby reports.
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