East China's Jiangxi Province lowers flood response to second highest level

East China's Jiangxi Province on Friday afternoon downgraded its emergency response for flood control from the highest to the second-highest in the four-tier response system.

Jiangxi declared highest flood alert on July 11 as torrential rain battered much of the province, causing a vast majority of its riverside and lakeside embankments exceeding warning marks.

Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake located in the eastern province of Jiangxi, has seen its water level rise to a record high at midnight on July 12.