Risk of major flooding increases in Huaihe River

To the rescue: A police officer helping with the evacuation of children in Hefei, Anhui province. — China Daily/ANN

BEIJING: The risk of major flooding looms increasingly large along the Huaihe River, part of the dividing line between China’s northern and southern regions.

The rain-swollen river has risen above alert-triggering levels, with more torrential rain forecast for the river’s basin.