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Chibi in Hubei and Anhui rainstorm caused a large sand embankment breach

● Southern Storm trend will remain

● 1830 people were affected along the Yangtze River

China is entering the main flood season. National Headquarters Office of Statistics show that since July 8 caused by heavy rainfall along the Yangtze River in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Chongqing, 10 provinces suffered flooding in some areas, total flood affected population of 1830 people. Yangtze River Hydrological Bureau of 12, "issued by the Yangtze River Hydrological bulletin," said 8 Yangtze River basin since the Heavy heavy rain, and heavy rainfall trend will remain.

at 11 pm, Wuhan City, a total of 98 small reservoirs overflow, a new round of heavy rain caused many road sections in Wuhan serious waterlogging in some sections to two meters deep. Yangtze water level continued to rise for 4 days, is expected to be in on the 15th of Wuhan ushered off the flood crest. Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said in Wuhan, the city has arranged for 2667 flood along the Yangtze River on the levee inspection of dikes staff. Affected by this round of rainfall, the Yangtze River basin and the Zhejiang and Fujian Province has occurred in 29 medium-sized rivers over flood alert level, middle and lower Yangtze River, Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake water level was slowly rising trend.

start since July 8 heavy rain have caused rivers in Anhui province's eight super-small warning water level, more than 700 reservoirs over flood level, flood control and flood situation is very serious in Anhui Province. 11 Tongcheng Dasha River in Anhui Province for a continuous rainstorms in many bursts, leading to the town of 80 000 villagers trapped Tongcheng grass. After the local military and civilian emergency rescue, at 19 o'clock that night, the water level has dropped Dasha 80 cm, the fundamental danger under control, 80,000 villagers were safe transfer.

Chibi City in Hubei Province was heavy rain for several days, God completed the farm village, town, river water surge Soong, 11, 16 am, the flood will be a tear Soong River dam about 10 meters, 3 meters deep gap two villages near the 1,000 acres of farmland, fish ponds and flooded more than 200 acres, over 2,000 people downstream life and property at risk. After the local fire brigade and rescue efforts of cadres and people, to the late 8 pm, gap closure was successful.

In addition, the 3 storm has sustained disaster continue to increase for Hubei. According to Hubei Provincial Department of Civil Affairs as at 15 o'clock on the the 12th to statistics, the province's counties and disasters has increased to 83, affected the number of up to 7.745 million, the death tolls of 21 people, four were missing.

12 days, the Yangtze River Fangzong issued a scheduling order requiring the China Three Gorges Corporation discharged flow from the Three Gorges Reservoir at 17 o'clock on the the 12th onwards reduced to 30,000 cubic meters / second, starting from the reduction at 12 o'clock on the 13th to 25,000 cubic meters / second, to reduce the Yangtze River due to recent heavy rainfall caused flood pressure.

articles and pictures in this group, according to Xinhua, Du Shi Daily

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