Water at multiple hydrological stations at China's second largest freshwater lake has risen to a warning level of 32.5 meters due to continuous rainfall in central China.

At about 8 p.m. on July 16, water reached 32.5 meters at the Chenglingji hydrological station of Dongting Lake in Hunan Province, according to local authorities.

Due to heavy downpours, water has exceeded warning levels at 10 hydrological stations in Hunan so far, including seven stations at the Xiangjiang River, a tributary of Yangtze, China's longest river.

Local authorities are alarmed and are preparing for possible floods.

(Cover photo via VCG)

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