国内英语资讯:Major Yangtze River tributary breaks record flood level
<p><span word="CHANGSHA">CHANGSHA</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 2-- <span word="Days">Days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="torrential">torrential</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hunan">Hunan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Xiangjiang">Xiangjiang</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="tributary">tributary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exceed">exceed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Changsha">Changsha</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hunan">Hunan</span>, <span word="reached">reached</span> 39.21 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="at">at</span> 6:30 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> 39.18 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1998.</p><p><span word="Already">Already</span> <span word="at">at</span> 3.2 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="upstream">upstream</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="another">another</span> 0.21 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="to">to</span> 39.42 <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Changsha">Changsha</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Xiangjiang">Xiangjiang</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dongting">Dongting</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hunan">Hunan</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>, <span word="worsening">worsening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span> <span word="Changsha">Changsha</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="inspecting">inspecting</span> <span word="every">every</span> 50 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dikes">dikes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="breaches">breaches</span>.</p><p><span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yuhua">Yuhua</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> 65,000 <span word="sandbags">sandbags</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="flowing">flowing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tianxin">Tianxin</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reinforcing">reinforcing</span> <span word="dikes">dikes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pumping">pumping</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>.</p>
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