Silt clearing starts on Yellow River before flood season(1/3)

Water gushes out from the Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the Yellow River in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, June 19, 2022. (Photo/ICphoto)

The Yellow River Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources launched the annual water-sediment regulating operation on June 19 to discharge water from three reservoirs, namely Wanjiazhai, Sanmenxia and Xiaolangdi, on the middle reaches of the Yellow River, to clear up sediment in the river before flood season.

Water gushes out from the Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the Yellow River in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, June 19, 2022. (Photo/ICphoto)

Water gushes out from the Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the Yellow River in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, June 19, 2022. (Photo/ICphoto)