China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Tuesday activated a Level-IV emergency response to flooding in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
The Level-III emergency responses to flooding in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and Hunan provinces were maintained, according to the headquarters.
China has a four-tier flood-control emergency response system, with Level I being the most urgent response, and a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow, and blue.
Triggered by persistent downpours, certain tributaries of Wusuli River and Songhua River saw floods above the safety level.
Rainfall caused the water level of the Songhua River to rise, flooding a riverside square in Jilin Province, northeast China, June 24, 2024. /CFP
Heavy rainfalls are forecast to hit the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with parts of Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui and Zhejiang expecting downpours in the next three days.
The headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management have deployed flood-relief countermeasures along with multiple departments.
Five work teams dispatched to Jiangxi, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan and Zhejiang will continue their work there.