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| Another Huaihe flood peak passes Wangjiaba |
| CCTV.COM 2003-07-24 15:07:45 |
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A third flood peak has passed Wangjiaba hydrometric station and is flowing into the lower reaches of the Huaihe River.
At 5 o'clock this morning, the water level in Wangjiaba was 28.64 meters, 2.14 meters higher than the alert level. But the water level and the volume of flow were both less than the previous two peaks.
At present, the water level in the upper reaches of the Huaihe River is falling gradually. The water level between Huainan and Wujiadu has fallen 0.04 meters since yesterday. But now the middle reaches of the Huaihe River are rising a little. They are 0.25 to 0.42 meters higher than yesterday.
Meanwhile 930,000 people are holding their ground along the Huaihe River and around the Hongze Lake.
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Editor: Yang Feiyang CCTV.com
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