The Yangtze flood crest–the sixth so far in a summer that has seen the river’s heaviest flooding in 44 years–threatened waterlogged dikes that protect cities and farmland downstream.

The Yangtze is China’s major river and the longest in Asia as well as the site of the under-construction Three Gorges Dam, the largest hydroelectric project in the world, big enough to flood ...

But when it comes to the annual floods along the Yangtze River and the havoc they wreak on the richest parts of the country, there isn't much people can do. The economic losses caused by floods ...

Flooding has been forecast for the Yangtze River downstream of Dongting Lake, one of China's largest freshwater lakes, with some sections to see water levels prompt warnings for over 10 days ...

BEIJING, July 3 (Reuters) - Rising water levels in the Yangtze River following intense rains in southern China have prompted eastern regions downstream to prepare for possible flooding.

The upper reaches of the Yangtze River will be hit by more flooding, Minister of Water Resources Li Guoying said in a statement on the ministry’s website late on Friday.

large-scale and persistent flooding in urban areas and, a large number of casualties. As Yangtze River levels have rapidly risen, the Three Gorges Dam has increased discharge volumes and the ...

Rising water levels in the Yangtze River following intense rains in southern China have prompted eastern regions downstream to prepare for possible flooding. Water levels in the Jiangsu section of ...

In the summer of 1931, an unprecedented calamity unfolded along the Yangtze River basin in eastern China - the 1931 Yangtze River flood, known as one of history's deadliest natural disasters.