(XINHUA)

Liujiaxia Hydropower Plant opens the floodgates on July 25. On that day, the water level of Liujiaxia Reservoir reached 1,724.15 meters with a rushing flow of 1,600 cubic meters per second. The heavy rainfall ushered in the Yellow River Basin's major flood period. To ensure safety during the flood, a total of 5 hydropower generating units were kept running at full capacity.

Meanwhile, heavy rainstorms continued to pound the upper reaches of the Yangtze River as the peak flood level surpassed that of 1998, setting a record high this year.

Several areas of China have suffered from continuous torrential rains this summer, causing severe economic losses.