Over 60 black storks have been spotted nesting in Toutun River basin in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
The black storks were seen leisurely foraging for fish in the river with small, deliberate steps, basking under the sun on tiny sandbars, seeking insects in the mountains along the riverbanks, or soaring high in the blue sky with graceful wingbeats. This vibrant tableau was framed by rushing waters, lush vegetation and majestic mountain ranges.
Typically found near large lakes, marshes and rivers, black storks breed on cliff walls or tall trees. They are under the first-class state protection in China.
Black storks spotted in northwest China's Xinjiang
Twenty-nine rivers across China still have water levels above the warning line as of Sunday morning due to excessive rainfall in the current rainy season, with the Ministry of Water Resources maintaining a yellow flood alert and urging the public to take precautions.
According to the ministry's consultation on Sunday, as of 09:00, water levels on 29 rivers in Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces in the east, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the south, and Yunnan Province in the southwest remained above the warning mark, with the highest excess reaching 6.07 meters.
From Sunday to Tuesday, rainfall may cause floods above the warning level in the main stream of the Yujiang River in Guangxi. Some small and medium-sized rivers in the rainstorm area may experience floods above the warning level.
Influenced by upstream outflow, the main stream of the middle reaches of the Heilongjiang River in the Tongjiang section will exceed the warning level.
The main stream of the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River in the section from Huma to Sandaoka, the main stream of the middle reaches of the Heilongjiang River in the Dongji section, the lower reaches of the Wusuli River in the Haiqing section, and Taihu Lake will remain above the warning level.
29 rivers still above warning level across China
