Live: Flood response level in Yangtze River and riverside drops长江防汛应急响应降为III级

With the water retreating below guaranteed levels and having shown signs of further decreases, #Chinese authorities on Friday downgraded the emergency response for flood control in the Yangtze River and riverside areas to Level III, the second-lowest in the response system. #Chinafloods2020


In This Story: Yangtze

The Yangtze or Yangzi is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains and flows 6,300 km in a generally easterly direction to the East China Sea.

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