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China’s Heilongjiang steps up flood prevention measures in the main flood season

By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan 5 min read

Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.

China’s Heilongjiang steps up flood prevention measures in the main flood season

A drone photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026 shows villagers stacking sandbags for flood prevention in Hongqi Village of Lanxi County, Suihua City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Flood prevention measures have been implemented across northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, which has entered its main flood season.

China has earmarked 50 million yuan (about 7.36 million U.S. dollars) in central government funds to support post-disaster recovery in flood-hit Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Tuesday. (Photo by Lu Feng/Xinhua)

A worker builds a dike for flood prevention in Tongjiang City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 6, 2026. Flood prevention measures have been implemented across northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, which has entered its main flood season.

China has earmarked 50 million yuan (about 7.36 million U.S. dollars) in central government funds to support post-disaster recovery in flood-hit Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

A staff member from the Tongjiang water authority measures water level on a dike in flood-affected Tongjiang City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 6, 2026. Flood prevention measures have been implemented across northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, which has entered its main flood season.

China has earmarked 50 million yuan (about 7.36 million U.S. dollars) in central government funds to support post-disaster recovery in flood-hit Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

Flood prevention materials are seen in Hongqi Village of Lanxi County, Suihua City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 6, 2026. Flood prevention measures have been implemented across northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, which has entered its main flood season.

China has earmarked 50 million yuan (about 7.36 million U.S. dollars) in central government funds to support post-disaster recovery in flood-hit Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Tuesday. (Photo by Liu Huapeng/Xinhua)

Staff members patrol the embankment along the Jiamusi section of the Songhua River in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 6, 2026. Flood prevention measures have been implemented across northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, which has entered its main flood season.

China has earmarked 50 million yuan (about 7.36 million U.S. dollars) in central government funds to support post-disaster recovery in flood-hit Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Tuesday. (Photo by Chen Zhiguo/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026 shows the dock sealed off with sandbags at a port company in flood-affected Tongjiang City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Flood prevention measures have been implemented across northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, which has entered its main flood season.

China has earmarked 50 million yuan (about 7.36 million U.S. dollars) in central government funds to support post-disaster recovery in flood-hit Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026 shows a temporary flood prevention spot in Tongjiang City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Flood prevention measures have been implemented across northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, which has entered its main flood season.

China has earmarked 50 million yuan (about 7.36 million U.S. dollars) in central government funds to support post-disaster recovery in flood-hit Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026 shows a scene at the dock of a port company in flood-affected Tongjiang City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Flood prevention measures have been implemented across northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, which has entered its main flood season.

China has earmarked 50 million yuan (about 7.36 million U.S. dollars) in central government funds to support post-disaster recovery in flood-hit Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026 shows staff members patrolling the embankment along the Fujin section of the Songhua River in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Flood prevention measures have been implemented across northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, which has entered its main flood season.

China has earmarked 50 million yuan (about 7.36 million U.S. dollars) in central government funds to support post-disaster recovery in flood-hit Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Tuesday. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua)

Workers make sandbags for flood prevention in Tongjiang City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 6, 2026. Flood prevention measures have been implemented across northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, which has entered its main flood season.

China has earmarked 50 million yuan (about 7.36 million U.S. dollars) in central government funds to support post-disaster recovery in flood-hit Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

Staff members patrol a dike in flood-affected Tongjiang City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 6, 2026. Flood prevention measures have been implemented across northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, which has entered its main flood season.

China has earmarked 50 million yuan (about 7.36 million U.S. dollars) in central government funds to support post-disaster recovery in flood-hit Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

Reference Link:- https://english.news.cn/20260806/bd54c6857b5e47deb2821d2121f8b253/c.html

Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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