China's longest river has risen more than 50ft (15m) above flood level, as the country struggles with some of the most severe flooding in years
The Yangtze is an important waterway in the country, irrigating large areas of farmland and linking industries along its inland corridor with the financial hub of Shanghai on China's central eastern coast.
Images showed residents building makeshift barriers with sandbags and rocks to keep the floodwaters at bay.Eleven people were killed in Chongqing, China National Emergency Broadcasting reported. More than 20,000 people had been evacuated and 1,031 homes destroyed. Three landslides in Dunhao town in a mountainous part of Chongqing left six dead, the city's Emergency Management Bureau said.Firefighters and workers finished filling in a 620ft break in a dyke on Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake, Xinhua said.
The dyke gave way nine days ago, flooding 15 villages and farmland in Jiangxi province. More than 14,000 people were evacuated.Poyang Lake, which is formed from the overspill of the Yangtze, is 2.5m higher than its warning level and has swelled by more than 2,000 sq km during this flood season.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
China 'imposes coronavirus travel restrictions' in Xinjiang's capitalUrumqi, a city of 3.5million in China's western Uighur region Xinjiang, recorded five new confirmed coronavirus cases today after registering its first COVID-19 infection in five months on Thursday.
Read more »
'Mentally ill' father, 37, is executed in China for murderLin Jianxia, 37, stabbed the nine-year-old boy to death in 2018 in a revenge attack in eastern China after the pupil was said to have hit Lin's daughter during an argument.
Read more »
'Mentally ill' father, 37, is executed in China for murderLin Jianxia, 37, stabbed the nine-year-old boy to death in 2018 in a revenge attack in eastern China after the pupil was said to have hit Lin's daughter during an argument.
Read more »
China set for V-shaped recovery but hopes for the same in Britain fadeFigures show China's economy grew by 3.2 per cent between April and June. This means it has clawed back almost half the record 6.8 per cent contraction in the first three months of the year.
Read more »
China calls US 'pathetic' amid reports of visa ban on Communist party membersBeijing hits back after claims that Trump administration is considering blocking travel to US by ruling party cadres
Read more »
Barr condemns Disney and Hollywood for 'kowtowing' to ChinaAttorney general’s speech is part of continuing Trump administration offensive against Beijing
Read more »