(Yicai Global) July 7 -- The water level at the Hankou Station on the Yangtze River in Wuhan reached its warning level at 7.00 a.m. today, officials in the city of 11 million residents that straddles the middle and lower reaches of Asia’s longest river announced today.

The local meteorological department forecasts continuing heavy rainfall in Hubei province, of which Wuhan is the capital, over the next few days.

Editor: Ben Armour