Red alert issued to prevent floods in Minjiang River

2020-08-19
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The Three Gorges reservoir discharges water on Aug 18, 2020. The Changjiang Water Resources Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources on Aug 18 released a red alert for floods in the Minjiang River, a tributary of the upper Yangtze River. It also issued orange alerts for the Yibin-Cuntan section, Tuojiang and Fujiang rivers of the upper Yangzte River, yellow alerts for the Jialing River and Three Gorges reservoir, and blue alerts for the Chenglingji section, Jiujiang-Nanjing section, and Poyang and Dongting lakes in the middle and lower Yangtze River. [Photo/Xinhua]

A photo taken on Aug 18, 2020, shows the Three Gorges reservoir. [Photo/Xinhua]

An aerial photo taken on Aug 18, 2020, shows the Three Gorges reservoir discharging water. [Photo/Xinhua]

An aerial photo taken on Aug 18, 2020, shows the Three Gorges reservoir discharging water. [Photo/Xinhua]