Local authorities in flood-hit regions in north, northeast China have begun to organize clean-up work as the floodwaters receded.
The East Liaohe River near Tongliao City in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region peaked at 1,500 cubic meters per second at 0:00 on Friday before dropping to 1,120 cubic meters per second later in the day, and the water level on the river was lowered from 111.43 meters to 110.97 meters, but remained 1.18 meters above the warning level, according to the local flood and drought control command.
The local rescue teams have evacuated 19,215 residents from risk-prone areas and are patrolling and reinforcing levees along the riverbanks.
Floodwaters in Yingkou City of northeast China's Liaoning Province brought by heavy rains last week have also declined. The city has begun cleanup work to drain water-logged areas and clear debris from the streets.
Du Yongjing, director of the city's public facilities maintenance center, said the sanitation workers have been stuck to their posts since early morning on Friday.
"The whole team was out at three early this morning, mostly picking up floating debris after the floodwater receded from the road," he said.
According to the Provincial Water Resources Department of northeast China's Jilin Province, the Yinma River near Dehui City in Jilin peaked at 5:00 on Friday afternoon, reaching 1.27 meters above the warning level, the second highest in history. The water authority also issued a blue flood alert for the Songhua River at 0:15 on Saturday, the lowest level in the four-tier flood warning system.
The local flood and drought control command said the water flow on the Yinma River has decreased slightly to 842 cubic meters per second, with the water level receding but still remaining above the warning level by 1.2 meters, 0.3 meter below the flood stage, and the water level on Songhua River is 0.03 meter above the warning level and 0.67 meter below the flood stage.
Northern regions in China organize cleanup work as floodwaters recede
