Colossal Flood Threatens Guangxi Capital

Colossal Flood Threatens Guangxi Capital

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Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is facing the onslaught of the most serious flood since 1949, when New China was founded.

The recent heavy rainstorms have raised the water level of all the three major rivers in Guangxi above the warning line, according to the local flood-control authority.

Authority sources said that the water level of the Yongjiang River, a major river running through Nanning, has reached 76.73 m, 4.73 m above the warning line and the highest since 1949.

According to a local official, 100,000 people have been mobilized to fight possible floods in the area.