Article: Navigation improves as water level rises along Yangtze River

Navigation improves as water level rises along Yangtze River

YICHANG, Hubei Province, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Water levels have been rising since last Sunday at the middle reaches of the Yangtze River after rainfall at the upper reaches, ending low water levels in this summer's flood season that have threatened normal navigation.

By 2 p.m. Friday, the water level of the Yangtze River at Yichang and Shashi in central China's Hubei Province reached 45.5 meters and 36.04 meters respectively, according to local maritime sources.

Heavy rain or even rainstorms hit the ...

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