The central city of Chongqing ushered in the "Yangtze River No. 5 Flood of 2020" on August 19. According to the survey by the Hydrology and Water Resources Survey Bureau of the Upper Yangtze River, this round of floods will cause the water levels in the Chongqing section of the Yangtze River and Jialing River to substantially exceed the guaranteed water level. Chongqing is facing the highest level of flooding since 1981. Chongqing also initiated the first flood control level I emergency response since the record, and entered the emergency flood control period.
According to the hydrological forecasts of the Yangtze River and Jialing River released by the Hydrological Forecast Center of the Upper Yangtze River at 16:00 on August 19, the highest water level at Caiyuanba Station in Yuzhong District of Chongqing on the Yangtze River will appear on the morning of the 20th, an increase of 1 to 2 meters from the water level at 16:00 on the 19th. , Super guaranteed water level is 8 to 9 meters. (Reporter Xiao Jiangchuan edited Guo Shihao)
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