China’s Mighty Yangtze Nears Crest Again, New Floods Feared

In this aerial photo, rescue workers on a raft are seen moving through flood waters to help evacuate trapped residents in Sanjiao Township of Yongxiu County in central eastern China's Jiangxi Province on July 13, 2020. Zhang Haobo/Xinhua via AP

BEIJING—Engorged with more heavy rains, China’s mighty Yangtze River is cresting again, bringing fears of further destruction, as the seasonal floods that already have left 141 people dead or missing have grown in force since last month.

The heavy rains are putting renewed pressure on the massive Three Gorges Dam that straddles the river upstream of the city of Wuhan in Hubei province.