ZHENGZHOU, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A levee breach was sealed in central China's Henan Province on Saturday night, local authorities said, after more than 2,000 emergency personnel took part in the operation.
The breach occurred at around 11 p.m. Thursday along the Jialu River in Zhoukou City and reached about 117 meters wide at one point, following heavy rain unleashed by Typhoon Dolphin.
The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management have sent a work team to guide the emergency response and dispatched engineering rescue teams and equipment to the site.
On Friday night, a breach measuring more than 40 meters across along the Beiru River in Henan's Pingdingshan City was also sealed after nearly two days of emergency repair work.
Henan has been lashed by torrential downpour brought by the remnants of Typhoon Dolphin, the year's 13th typhoon that landed in east China last Sunday.
The central government has allocated 30,000 items of relief supplies, including folding beds, summer quilts and family emergency kits, to support relief and resettlement efforts in Zhoukou, Xuchang and other affected areas in Henan. ■
