Rain Brings Floods and Drought Relief
China Daily, June 7, 2011 Adjust font size:
Drought-hit provinces will be "basically relieved from drought this month" as the rainy season begins, CMA chief Zheng Guoguang was quoted as saying in a report by China National Radio on Monday.
However, local authorities should not slacken in fighting drought, as water levels remain low in many major lakes, rivers and reservoirs in central parts, he said.
A recent CMA forecast said that heavy rain would lash eastern and southern parts from Monday to Wednesday.
The torrential rain also triggered floods in western and northern Hunan province, including Xiangxi Tujia-Miao autonomous prefecture, Huaihua and Loudi cities. Flooding affected about 103 townships since 8:00 AM on Saturday.
The accumulated rainfall in Fenghuang county, in western Hunan Province, reached 231.5 mm by Sunday, according to data released by local authorities.
The flash flooding blocked some roads in the county for more than 3 hours on Saturday, but the roads had been cleared, an official from the local transportation department told China Daily.
The Tuojiang River, which runs through Fenghuang county, broke its banks submerging roads, the official added.
