The Ministry of Water Resources on Monday issued an orange alert, the second highest level in its four-tier system, for flash floods in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The ministry held a joint consultation meeting to assess national flood control situation, warning that parts of eastern Guangxi face a high risk of flash flood between 08:00 Monday and 08:00 Tuesday.
On Sunday, many rivers in Guangxi's Baise City experienced rising water levels following heavy rains. The largest increase was recorded on the Tianzhou River in Tianyang District, where the section near Toutang Village in Toutang Town saw floods exceed the warning mark by more than 0.8 meters.
As of 09:00 on Monday, 15 rivers in some provincial-level regions across China including Jilin, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Tianjin, Hebei, Yunnan, and Guangxi experienced floods above warning levels with maximum recorded as 2.29 meters, according to the Ministry of Water Resources.
Ministry issues warning for flash floods in Guangxi
The China Coast Guard (CCG) has urged the Philippines to immediately stop infringements, provocations and groundless hype after Philippine personnel from an illegally grounded vessel aggressively harassed a small CCG patrol boat near China's Ren'ai Jiao on Monday.
At around 9:00 a.m., two rubber boats from the grounded Philippine ship LT-57 rapidly approached the CCG patrol boat, which was conducting routine patrols, in a dangerous manner and rammed it, despite repeated clear warnings, according to a CCG statement.
The Philippine side also maliciously struck Chinese law enforcement officers with oars, poles and other tools during the incident, the CCG said.
In response, the CCG took measures including verbal warnings, vessel maneuvers and reciprocal countermeasures to stabilize the situation, exercising maximum restraint and acting in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
After the incident, the Philippine side distorted facts and made false accusations against China, which the CCG said was a blatant reversal of right and wrong.
The CCG stressed that it will continue to carry out rights protection and law enforcement operations in accordance with the law in the Nansha Qundao, including Ren'ai Jiao, and adjacent waters, and firmly safeguard national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.
China urges Philippines to stop infringements, provocations, hype near Ren'ai Jiao
