BEIJING, July 9 — China's Ministry of Water Resources has activated a Level-IV emergency response to flooding in south China's Guangdong Province, hindered by the impact of Typhoon Danas, Xinhua reported.
It forecasts that from today to Friday (July 11), heavy to torrential rain will hit Guangdong, with extremely heavy rain in the north and east and significant rises in water levels in certain rivers.
The ministry urged local departments to closely monitor weather changes, improve rainfall and water condition predictions and forecasts, and scientifically implement flood control measures for water projects.
So far, it has maintained a Level-IV emergency response for flood control in Zhejiang, Fujian, Chongqing, and Sichuan, and working groups from the ministry are guiding the prevention and control of floods in Zhejiang, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, and Shaanxi.
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