Rainstorms in east China's Anhui Province have left 811,000 residents affected and forced the evacuation of 195,000 people, local authorities said, Ednews informs referring to Xinhua.
As of 4 p.m. June 30, rainstorms had wreaked havoc in 35 counties and districts in six prefecture-level cities in Anhui, according to the provincial emergency management department.
The Yangtze River, China's longest river, has seen water levels in its Anhui section exceed their warning marks, and levels continue to rise. Torrential rains have also pushed waters above their alert levels in another 19 rivers in the province.
Torrential rains lashed a large swathe of the province in the 24 hours to 5 p.m. Sunday, with 258 stations receiving precipitations exceeding 100 mm with the largest being 255 mm.
In emergency response to rainstorms and flooding, authorities in eight cities in Anhui, including five cities along the Yangtze River, have sent a total of 26,000 people to patrol dikes.
