Flood Peak Moves Along China’s Yangtze River, as Water Reaches Dangerous Levels

A sports ground along the Yangtze River was inundated in Wuhan in China's central Hubei Province on July 28, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images

The third peak of this year’s flooding season in China from heavy rainfall arrived on July 28 at the midstream region of the Yangtze River, which is nearly 4,000 miles long and runs across central and eastern parts of the country.

Water levels in Hunan Province’s Yueyang city rose above the alert level, meaning an embankment breach could occur at any time, officials said.