The flow rate at the Xiangjiang Laobu Hydrological Station rose to 7,500 cubic meters per second at 2:30 on April 8, reaching the flood number standard. In the past few days, Qiyang City, Hunan Province organized relevant departments to relocate 223 people in low-lying areas in advance.

The two hydropower stations in Wuxi and Xiangqi began to be vacated in advance at 15:00 on April 6 Flood discharges free up storage capacity to cope with flood peaks.