Heavy rain from the residual circulation of Typhoon No.13 White Dolphin drove Taihu water level to 4.20 m at 15:40 on Aug.14, 0.40 m above the 3.80 m warning level; under national watershed flood classification this constitutes a relatively large basin flood. Forecasts show moderate-to-heavy rain over the basin for the next two days, with peak Taihu levels possibly exceeding 4.30 m and parts of the surrounding river network expected to surpass warning levels. The Ministry of Water Resources upgr

Heavy rain from the residual circulation of Typhoon No.13 White Dolphin drove Taihu water level to 4.20 m at 15:40 on Aug.14, 0.40 m above the 3.80 m warning level; under national watershed flood classification this constitutes a relatively large basin flood. Forecasts show moderate-to-heavy rain over the basin for the next two days, with peak Taihu levels possibly exceeding 4.30 m and parts of the surrounding river network expected to surpass warning levels. The Ministry of Water Resources upgraded the Taihu basin flood-defense emergency response from Level IV to Level III at 18:00 on Aug.14.