国内英语资讯:China upgrades emergency response to floods
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 4-- <span word="China">China</span> <span word="upgraded">upgraded</span> <span word="its">its</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="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="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Resources">Resources</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="incessant">incessant</span> <span word="downpours">downpours</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wreak">wreak</span> <span word="havoc">havoc</span> <span word="in">in</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="Water">Water</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Dongting">Dongting</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Poyang">Poyang</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16 <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jiangxi">Jiangxi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Anhui">Anhui</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="above">above</span>-<span word="warning">warning</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>, <span word="coordinated">coordinated</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reservoirs">reservoirs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="flowing">flowing</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="Gorges">Gorges</span> <span word="Dam">Dam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relieve">relieve</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="Gorges">Gorges</span> <span word="Dam">Dam</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="River">River</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 50,000 <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="second">second</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="patrolling">patrolling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dikes">dikes</span>, <span word="reservoirs">reservoirs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hydropower">hydropower</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="tier">tier</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="severe">severe</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="observatory">observatory</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rainstorms">rainstorms</span>.</p>
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