Xinhua News Agency posted a series of photos taken on July 20 showing the view of the Three Gorges Dam in Hubei province, central China .
The Three Gorges Reservoir continues to flood as inflows have increased significantly due to recent heavy rains upstream of the Yangtze River.
Heavy rainfall is devastating large areas of China, causing heavy casualties, leaving dozens missing, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate and disrupting transportation.
Among the hardest hit areas, rescue operations are continuing in southwest China's Sichuan province, with more than 30 people still missing after flash floods hit Xinhua village, Hanyuan county, Nha An town at about 2:30 a.m. on July 20. The disaster damaged more than 40 homes and affected 1,254 residents, disrupting road and bridge traffic and cutting off communications in the area.
Rescuers have recovered 8 bodies, as of 8pm on July 20.
Meanwhile, more than 700 professional rescue workers and more than 1,500 local residents are searching for 31 people missing after a bridge collapsed due to flooding amid torrential rain in northwest China's Shaanxi province. Quoc. The bridge located in Tac Thuy district, Thuong Lac city, collapsed at about 8:40 p.m. July 19 local time.
The 366-meter-long bridge over the Jinqian River is part of the Danfeng - Ningshan Expressway.
Based on the highway toll system and surveillance video, rescue forces concluded that a total of 17 cars and 8 trucks crashed into the river during the bridge collapse .
As of the afternoon of July 20, 12 people were confirmed dead and 31 others were still missing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping directed all rescue and relief efforts to protect people's lives and property after the bridge collapse.
President Xi Jinping emphasized that as the important stage of flood control is approaching, relevant regions and agencies must be extremely vigilant, actively complete tasks, and improve monitoring systems. monitoring and early warning mechanisms, strengthening inspection and implementing many measures to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.
On July 20, China's Flood Control and Drought Relief Administration announced a Level IV emergency response in three provincial-level regions: Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan as the country continues to face the situation. severe flood.
Hainan province, the southernmost tip of China, is on alert as a tropical depression has strengthened into a storm , expected to land on the east coast on July 21, bringing strong winds and heavy rain. most of the island province and lasts for three days.
Local officials have announced the temporary suspension of ferry flights across the Quynh Chau Strait from 9:00 a.m. on July 21.
Elsewhere in northeastern China, the Heilongjiang Provincial Meteorological Observatory on the afternoon of July 20 issued three red warnings - the highest level - for heavy rain , as three cities hit by torrential rain were likely to Rain will continue, with cumulative rainfall amounts of 100 mm or more.
