Storms cause flooding, landslides along Yangtze River in China
Some rivers on mainland have highest water levels in nearly 20 years, according to state TV
Eight provinces in China have been battered by heavy downpours, causing flooding, landslides and mudflows and leaving water levels on some branches of the Yangtze River at dangerously high levels.
Regions around the middle and lower sections of the Yangtze have continued to be struck by the latest round of torrential rains, with storms hitting provinces including Jiangxi, Hubei and Anhui, China National Radio reported.
Many major rivers on the mainland have reached their highest water levels since 1998, the state broadcaster CCTV reported, citing flood control and drought relief authorities.
The authorities are rushing to discharge water from the Three Georges Reservoir and other upstream reservoirs on the Yangtze to prepare for the arrival of its main flood season, which started this month.
