Chongqing braces for biggest flood since 1981

Some roads and houses on the banks of the Yangtze and the Jialing have been hit by the floodwaters.

Nanbin Road, the popular travel destination on the south bank of the Yangtze, was shut down, and all the buildings along the road have cut power to avoid accidents.

Chaotianmen Port, the city landmark at the connecting point of the two rivers, has seen its gate submerged.

The municipality in Southwest China is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze, which flows 6,300 kilometers from glaciers in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau through Chongqing, Wuhan of Hubei province and Nanjing of Jiangsu province, before reaching the East China Sea in Shanghai.

To ensure safety, the Chongqing Maritime Safety Administration has banned vessels from sailing in long stretches of the waters since Monday.