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Flood Control Work Intensified Along Middle And Lower Reaches Of Yangtze. The water level at Wuhan along the Yangtze River was 3 to 4 meters above the city proper on July 11. The dikes were secure and life was normal as the water level was rising to 27.84 meters. The second flood peak passed Hankou safely at 20:00 hours on July 12 this year. The river dike was breached by flood waters in 1931 when the water level reached 26.39 meters. Photo by Li Yifang