China's largest freshwater lake sees extremely low water level

(ECNS) -- The water level of Poyang Lake, China’s largest freshwater lake in Jiangxi Province, has dropped below eight meters due to low rainfall and high temperatures.

As of 8 a.m. on Tuesday, the water level of the Duchang and Xingzi hydrological stations had dropped to 7.97 and 7.99 meters respectively, reaching an extremely low water level.

The water area of Poyang Lake in Tongjiang County, Jiangxi, has declined to only 310 square meters.