The water level of main rivers in northern and central part of
Guangxi
Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China, exceeded the warning
line due to torrential rains and ensuing floods beginning from late
last week, according to officials with local flood-control and
drought relief headquarters on Tuesday.
Statistics from hydrography stations showed that the water level
of Qianjiang, Xunjiang and Xijiang rivers, three main streams of
the region's water system, have topped the warning level, said
officials.
Sources with Guangxi regional hydrology bureau said that the,
the water level at Wuxuan Hydrography Station of Qianjiang River
reached 62.12 meters at 5?PM Tuesday, 7.12 meters higher than
the warning level, the water level at Dahuangjiangkou Hydrographic
Station of the Xunjiang River reached 35.97 meters, 6.97 meters
higher than the warning level, and the water level at Wuzhou
Hydrographic Station of the Xijiang River reached 23.56 meters,
6.26 meters higher than the warning level.
Water levels of all the three rivers are still on rise. At
6?PM Tuesday, the flood peak of about 37 meters high will
arrive at Dahuangjiangkou Hydrographic Station of Xunjiang River,
and the flood crest of some 26 meters high will reach the Wuzhou
Hydrographic Station of Xijiang River, according to a forecast from
Guangxi Hydrology Bureau.
So far, heavy, torrential rains and ensuring floods have claimed
seven lives with another one still missing in Guangxi.
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(Xinhua News Agency June 22, 2005)