The People’s Daily newspaper of China on July 3 reported that China last night launched an emergency response to prevent floods when heavy rains lead to rising water in the upper reaches of the Changjiang River.

The Truong Giang Irrigation Committee yesterday morning forecasted water flow to Tam Hiep reservoir at 14:00 on the same day to increase to about 50,000m 3 / s. However, only until 10 am 2-7 am, the water flow to the Three Gorges reservoir has reached 50,000m 3 / s, making "the first flood (ie flood) in 2020".

And to 14h same day, the water level in the reservoir the Three Gorges Dam increased to 146,97m, while the flow of water poured in fact reached 53,000m 3 / s, while the amount of discharge is 35.500m 3 / s.

According to the regulation, at 20:00 pm on July 2, China’s National Flood and Drought Command Command launched an emergency response level 4 (the lowest of the 4 levels) to prevent floods. notify the related areas, and at the same time send two working groups to Hunan - Hubei and Anhui to support flood prevention and disaster relief of localities.

The ministry’s notice requires agencies to closely monitor the situation of rain, to work together to prevent floods on major rivers ...

Meanwhile, after opening two floodgates on June 29, the latest image posted by the Xinhua news agency on the evening of July 2 showed that the Three Gorges Dam blocking the Truong Giang River opened three floodgates.

In Hubei Province (where the Three Gorges Dam is located), in response to severe flooding in recent days, the Hubei Emergency Management Department has issued emergency blankets, wool blankets, clothes ... For the city of Yichang and other places to ensure the basic life of people in need of rain.