Aerial photo taken on June 29, 2020 shows water gushing out from sluiceways of the Three Gorge reservoir on the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province. Due to heavy rain in the upper streams of the Yangtze River, the Three Gorge reservoir has been seeing an increase of inflow recently. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
WUHAN, July 6 (Xinhua) -- The city of Qianjiang, central China's Hubei Province, on Monday upgraded its emergency response for flood control from Grade III to Grade I, the highest of the four-tier system.
Qianjiang is the first city in Hubei to issue the top-level flooding alert this year, according to the local flood control and drought relief headquarters.
Torrential rain has been pounding the city over the past days, which has led to serious waterlogging and damage to farmlands. Heavy downpours are forecast to persist in the coming days.
Also on Monday, Wuhan, capital of Hubei, upgraded its emergency response for flood control from Grade III to Grade II. ■