China's Huaihe River sees first flood of the year

China's Huaihe River saw its first flood of the year on Friday evening after days of torrential rains since July 10, according to the Huaihe River Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources. 

The water level at the Wangjiaba hydrological station on the main course of the Huaihe River rose to 27.74 meters as of 6:00 a.m. Saturday, which exceeds the alert level of 27.5 meters and is still continuing to rise, according to the commission located in east China's Anhui Province.

The hydrologic bureau of the commission has issued a yellow alert for floods.