China is struggling to cope with a key flood period of the year that lasts from late July to early August, according to China Daily.
According to the Hoang Ha River Conservation Commission under the Ministry of Water Resources, the Hoang Ha River, China's second longest river, reported the first flood of the year in upstream Thanh Hai province since the morning of July 29.
CCTV reported that due to continuous heavy rain, the water flow at Tangnaihai Hoang Ha hydrological station reached 2,510 m3/s at 9:36 a.m. on July 29 and is forecast to continue to increase in the following days.
Based on flood standards in China, with this water level, the Ha River welcomed the first flood of 2024.
China's Ministry of Water Resources has sent a working group to Qinghai to guide flood prevention work.
With a length of more than 5,400 km, the Ha River is the second longest river in China. The Hoang Ha River basin is about 750,000 km2 wide, the third largest basin in China.
This river is called Hoang Ha because the water carries alluvium, with a yellow-brown color.
The Mekong Delta is known as the "Mother River", helping to nurture fertile lands for cultivation in China. The river basin is considered the birthplace of ancient China civilization, the center of thousands of years of China's history.
For thousands of years, the Chinese have been taking advantage of large irrigation projects on the Ha River, including modern-day hydroelectric dams.
The Hoang Ha River Basin is home to a large number of Chinese residents and many of the oldest cities in China are located along this river.
Also related to the weather in China, Xinhua News Agency on July 31, citing information from Hunan Provincial officials, said that heavy rains have affected 1.15 million people in central China since July 26, causing direct economic losses of about 6.13 billion yuan (about 859.75 million USD).
Heavy rains caused by Typhoon No. 3 Gaemi forced 95,000 people in Hunan province to evacuate, of which 49,800 people needed emergency relief, according to preliminary statistics from the local flood control and drought relief headquarters.
The lack of water also destroyed 107,500 hectares of crops, of which 17,100 hectares were completely lost.
Currently, Hunan province maintains a level 2 emergency response to floods, the second highest level in the 4-level warning system. A total of 78 district-level areas of Hunan province must maintain different flood response levels, with Zixing and Huarong activating a level 1 emergency response to floods.
The latest weather forecast from the Ho Nam Provincial Meteorological Agency notes that heavy rain is expected to occur in the northwest of the province in the next 1-2 days.
