Another flood-diversion area put into use

Excavators dig a spillway in Lujiang county, east China's Anhui province, on July 27, 2020, to divert floods from the Chaohu Lake, the fifth largest freshwater lake in the country. Another flood-diversion area was put into use on Monday, as the water level of the lake hit a record high. Residents affected by the flood diversion had been relocated. (Photo by Liu Yucai)

Excavators dig a spillway in Lujiang county, east China's Anhui province, on July 27, 2020, to divert floods from the Chaohu Lake, the fifth largest freshwater lake in the country. Another flood-diversion area was put into use on Monday, as the water level of the lake hit a record high. Residents affected by the flood diversion had been relocated. (Photo by Liu Yucai)

Excavators dig a spillway in Lujiang county, east China's Anhui province, on July 27, 2020, to divert floods from the Chaohu Lake, the fifth largest freshwater lake in the country. Another flood-diversion area was put into use on Monday, as the water level of the lake hit a record high. Residents affected by the flood diversion had been relocated. (Photo by Liu Yucai)

Excavators dig a spillway in Lujiang county, east China's Anhui province, on July 27, 2020, to divert floods from the Chaohu Lake, the fifth largest freshwater lake in the country. Another flood-diversion area was put into use on Monday, as the water level of the lake hit a record high. Residents affected by the flood diversion had been relocated. (Photo by Liu Yucai)

Excavators dig a spillway in Lujiang county, east China's Anhui province, on July 27, 2020, to divert floods from the Chaohu Lake, the fifth largest freshwater lake in the country. Another flood-diversion area was put into use on Monday, as the water level of the lake hit a record high. Residents affected by the flood diversion had been relocated. (Photo by Liu Yucai)

Excavators dig a spillway in Lujiang county, east China's Anhui province, on July 27, 2020, to divert floods from the Chaohu Lake, the fifth largest freshwater lake in the country. Another flood-diversion area was put into use on Monday, as the water level of the lake hit a record high. Residents affected by the flood diversion had been relocated. (Photo by Liu Yucai)

Excavators dig a spillway in Lujiang county, east China's Anhui province, on July 27, 2020, to divert floods from the Chaohu Lake, the fifth largest freshwater lake in the country. Another flood-diversion area was put into use on Monday, as the water level of the lake hit a record high. Residents affected by the flood diversion had been relocated. (Photo by Liu Yucai)