BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Water Resources on Thursday dispatched an expert group to Heilongjiang Province to guide hydrological monitoring and forecasting work amid flood-control efforts in the northeast region.

Seven rivers in the basins of the Heilongjiang and Nenjiang rivers have seen alert levels breached due to recent heavy rainfall, and parts of the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River have seen record-high water levels.

China on Monday monitored its first major-river flood of 2021 on the Nenjiang River. The water levels at several hydrological stations in the basin of the Heilongjiang River have also exceeded the warning level or the safety guarantee level.

The ministry is maintaining the level III emergency response for flood control, which was launched on Monday, and has already sent three work teams to Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia to guide local flood-control work. Enditem