Massive river flooding expected in China

As China enters flood season, water levels in sections of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River below the estuary of the second-largest Chinese freshwater lake Dongting Lake, have exceeded the warning mark.

Ministry of Water Resources said this on Tuesday. 

With the Yangtze River predicted to see the water levels of its mainstream in the middle and lower reaches continue to rise, authorities across the country are trying their best to fight the flooding. 

Chinese Premier Li Qiang inspected and supervised flood prevention efforts in Jiujiang, East China's Jiangxi Province, from Monday to Tuesday. 

Li emphasized that currently it is the peak flood season, and flood prevention has entered a critical stage. 

It is necessary to further strengthen risk awareness and bottom-line thinking, implement responsibilities, and strengthen coordination and cooperation, so as to fully ensure the safety of people's lives and property and the stability of society.