国内英语资讯:China raises flood response to second-highest level
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 12-- <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Resources">Resources</span> (<span word="MWR">MWR</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Level">Level</span> <span word="II">II</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="downpours">downpours</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lash">lash</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="stretches">stretches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="July">July</span> 4, <span word="alert">alert</span>-<span word="triggering">triggering</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 212 <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="which">which</span> 19 <span word="topped">topped</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="records">records</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="MWR">MWR</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="Taihu">Taihu</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="freshwater">freshwater</span> <span word="lake">lake</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="for">for</span> 15 <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="MWR">MWR</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Flood">Flood</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Drought">Drought</span> <span word="Relief">Relief</span> <span word="Headquarters">Headquarters</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Level">Level</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Level">Level</span> <span word="IV">IV</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Level">Level</span> <span word="III">III</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Poyang">Poyang</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="freshwater">freshwater</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jiangxi">Jiangxi</span>, <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hukou">Hukou</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="nearing">nearing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> 22.5 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="at">at</span> 4 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="indicating">indicating</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="control">control</span>.</p><p><span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Emergency">Emergency</span> <span word="Management">Management</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Strategic">Strategic</span> <span word="Reserves">Reserves</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="allocated">allocated</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>-<span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="tents">tents</span>, <span word="blankets">blankets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fold">fold</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jiangxi">Jiangxi</span>, <span word="Hunan">Hunan</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Guizhou">Guizhou</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="noon">noon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="in">in</span> 27 <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Jiangxi">Jiangxi</span>, <span word="Anhui">Anhui</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hubei">Hubei</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disappearance">disappearance</span> <span word="of">of</span> 141 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 2.25 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="relocations">relocations</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Around">Around</span> 28,000 <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="flattened">flattened</span> <span word="and">and</span> 3.53 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="hectares">hectares</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="at">at</span> 82.23 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 11.76 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>).</p>
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