Liujiang: 7 meters above alert level

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The level of the Liujiang river at the city of Liuzhou is now at a 20 year high. It reached 89.5 meters Sunday morning, that's seven meters above alert level.

Flood waters submerge parts of residential buildings along the  river in Liuzhou in south China's Guangxi region Saturday July 4,  2009. Hundreds of thousands have been evacuated from homes in  southern and central China after heavy rains toppled houses,  flooded roads and damaged a dam.(AP Photo)

But with heavy rains stopping for several hours, the water-level has subsided by 30 centimeters. However, many buildings remain submerged.

Prices for vegetables and many other necessities have gone up. But a railway bridge which was closed due to high water was reopened today.