China’s Xinhua news agency reported on July 2 that the "No. 1" flood in 2020 on the Changjiang River "is likely to be formed upstream of the longest river in Asia. The Truong Giang River is the place where the Three Gorges Dam is blocked.
Specifically, according to the latest forecast of the Changjiang Water Resources Commission on the morning of 2-7, the flow of water poured from the Three Gorges reservoir at 14h same day rose to 50,000 m 3 / s. This level is similar to that recorded in the 1998 floods.
Meanwhile, the water level at Lien Hoa Duong station on the river will rise to the warning level of nearly 32.5m on July 6. That is likely to be eligible for flooding and the "No. 1" flood on the Truong Giang River is likely to form in the near future.
According to Chinese regulations, when the flow of water flowing into the Three Gorges reservoir reaches 50,000m 3 / s and the water level at Lien Hoa Duong station rises to an alert level, the floods will begin to be numbered.
Due to the effects of heavy rain, the amount of water in the upper reaches of the Truong Giang and O Giang rivers, the area of the Tam Hiep dam and the Dong Dinh lake of the Truong Giang river has increased significantly.
At 7am 2-7, the water level at Lien Hoa Duong station reached 31.68m. Meanwhile, pour the water flow of the Three Gorges Reservoir reached 47,000 m 3 / s.
Earlier, the Xinhua News Agency on July 1 quoted Wang Zhang Lap, an official at the Ministry of Water Resources of China, as saying that this year the floods will take place in China and that floods are forecasted. will continue to take place in China’s rivers and lakes in July and August due to heavy rain.
"Since early June, 250 rivers across China have witnessed flooding on alert, accounting for 92% of all rivers above the alert level. These rivers are mainly concentrated. in Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing and Anhui "- said Mr. Wang.
On July 2, China’s Central Meteorological Station issued a heavy rain warning for the 31st day in a row. On the morning of the same day, a strong 3.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in Nhiu Nhi Cai district in Sichuan province, causing concern about landslides.
