A woman stands at the river bank of the Ganjiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 14, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Average precipitation from late July to early October in Jiangxi Province sees an obvious decrease comparing to the average in the previous years.
NANCHANG, Oct. 15, 2019 (Xinhua) -- An orange alert for drought is issued Monday in the east China's Jiangxi Province as a response to decreasing precipitation.
The water level of the Ganjiang River in the Nanchang section fell to 11.57 meters due to less rainfall. Average precipitation in the province stood at 96 mm from late July to early October, about 70 percent less than the average in the previous years.
Aerial photo taken on Oct. 14, 2019 shows a shoal of the Ganjiang River in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
A man walks along the river bank of the Ganjiang River in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 14, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
People walk on the riverbed of the Ganjiang River in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 14, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
Photo taken on Oct. 14, 2019 shows a shoal of the Ganjiang River in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
People walk along the river embankment of the Ganjiang River in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 14, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)
A deep water warning sign is seen at a shoal of the Ganjiang River in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 14, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)■
