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| Armed soldiers transfer citizens in Anqing, east China's Anhui Province, July 13, 2010. Heavy rainfall hit Anqing on Tuesday, causing severe flood in the city. Some 600 soldiers and more than 20 speed boats were dispatched to rescue people trapped by the flood. More than 20,000 residents have been transfered to safe places. (Xinhua/Xu Guokang) |
NANCHANG, July 14 (Xinhua) -- More than 10,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes in east China's Jiangxi Province Wednesday morning after heavy rainfalls triggered flash floods and overtopping of three reservoirs, flood control authorities said.
The intense rainfall hit the province's northern areas early Wednesday, triggering flash floods and swollen reservoirs.
Water has spilled over dikes at three reservoirs in Poyang County, the provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters said.
Workers are rushing to dig and widen emergency waterways to lower the water levels in the swollen reservoirs.
No casualties have been reported so far, according to the headquarters.
Jiangxi's meteorological department Wednesday morning issued a red alert -- the highest level -- warning of the torrential rains.
Heavy downpours in parts of central and eastern China have caused waterlines in major lakes and tributaries of the Yangtze River to rise to alarming levels.
