CHANGSHA / SHENYANG - All three dike breaches on a river in Central China's Hunan province have been sealed after rescuers worked around the clock to reduce the threat of flooding.
The last two dike breaches on the Juanshui River in the city of Xiangtan were repaired on Sunday afternoon and Monday morning, according to the city's flood control and drought relief headquarters.
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The dike breaches occurred between July 28 and 29 after Typhoon Gaemi triggered record-breaking floods on the Juanshui River.
One of them was successfully sealed on July 29. The Juanshui flows into the Xiangjiang River, a major tributary of the Yangtze.
Rescue workers said that 80 units of heavy machinery, including excavators and bulldozers, had been sent to repair the dike.
Rainstorms have wreaked havoc in Hunan since late July, triggering flash floods and landslides that destroyed homes and severed roads.
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In the hard-hit city of Zixing, intense rain had killed 30 people and left 35 others missing as of Friday.
Over 28,000 residents evacuated
More than 28,000 residents of Northeast China's Liaoning province have been evacuated following a new round of torrential rains, with water levels of six rivers exceeding warning levels.
Downpours battered many parts of the province from 7 am Sunday to 7 am Monday, with the largest hourly rainfall reaching 81.9 mm in Xinglongtai district in the city of Panjin.
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The province's average precipitation reached 25.4 mm during the 24 hours. To cope with this latest round of rainstorms, eight out of the province's 14 prefectural-level cities activated Level III or Level IV emergency responses for flood control, including the provincial capital Shenyang, where a Level-III emergency response was issued, according to the provincial headquarters for flood control and drought relief.
China has a four-tier emergency response system for flood control, with Level I being the most urgent response.
The provincial water resources department has mobilized people for river patrol and reservoir inspection. The provincial meteorological observatory said more rains are expected on Tuesday and Wednesday.
