Fresh floods hit China's Chongqing; govt say situation severe

CHONGQING, July 27 (Xinhua): Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, which is located along the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, was on Monday hit by the most severe flooding since the flood season started this year.

The third flood of the year in the Yangtze occurred on Sunday in its upper reaches after heavy rainfall, according to the Changjiang Water Resources Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources. The commission issued flood warnings for a stretch of the upper reaches of the river and the Three Gorges reservoir on Sunday.