According to the latest news from the Huaihe Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources, due to the impact of heavy rainfall since July 10, the Wangjiaba Hydrological Station on the main stream of the Huaihe River in Anhui reached the warning water level of 27.50 meters at 22:48 on July 17 and as of 23:30, it had reached 27.53 Meters, exceeding the warning water level by 0.03 meters, which is the first time the warning water level has been reached in 2020. According to the "Regulations on Flood Numbering of Major Rivers in the Country", the flood number is "Huaihe Flood No. 1 in 2020".
At present, the water level of the Wangjiaba Hydrological Station on the main stream of the Huaihe River is still rising. The Hydrographic Bureau of the Huaihe River Water Resources Commission will closely monitor the weather and water regime changes, and do its best to do the water regime analysis and early warning and forecasting work. (Ren Yun, CCTV reporter)