A total of 41 rivers across China are now running above their flood warning levels as of Monday, due to days of unrelenting rains, according to the Ministry of Water Resources.
Between 12:00 Sunday and 12:00 Monday, gauges in north China's Tianjin, Hebei Province, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and other regions showed that 41 separate rivers swelled past alert levels.
The worst reading reached up to 2.39 meters above the safety line.
The ministry estimates the upcoming rains will fall mainly in the Haihe River Basin in north China.
Smaller rivers such as the Juhe River in Tianjin are on track to register their biggest floods on record.
The Miyun Reservoir, located in the northeast suburbs of Beijing, began controlled flood discharge at 15:00 on Sunday and increased the outflow to 600 cubic meters per second at midday Monday.
It is expected that the water levels of the Chaohe, Baihe and Chaobai rivers in the lower reaches of the reservoir will rise steadily.
Meanwhile, the Luanhe River in the Haihe River Basin experienced its first flood of the year on Monday, also the country's first numbered flood in all its major rivers this year.
Relevant authorities are working around the clock to monitor water levels of rivers, dams and embankments for any sign of weakness.
41 rivers across China swell past flood warning levels
41 rivers across China swell past flood warning levels
41 rivers across China swell past flood warning levels
