The vast water current in the Yellow River entered east China's
Shandong Province Friday afternoon, reaching the entrance to the
Bohai Sea.
By 4 p.m. Friday, the water level peaked at 63.65 meters, 15
centimeters higher than the warning level, and the water flow hit
2,670 cubic meters per second. About 26 leakages were recorded on
the embankment, but all were repaired, said officials with the
local flood and draught control office.
Excessive rains in previous days contributed to the dramatic
increase in the water flow.
Meanwhile, the water level of the Yellow River in central
China's Henan Province started to fall.
(Xinhua News Agency September 6, 2003)
