This comes as rescue and recovery efforts continue in Guangfu Township.
The Central Emergency Operation Center says over 650 displaced residents are being accomodated across six shelters, while nearly 2,500 soldiers with heavy equipment remain deployed for clearing roads, delivering relief supplies and search operations.
The Matai'an Creek barrier lake is at just over 6-percent of its original capacity, containing 6.1 million metric tons of water
But officials warned that red alerts will stay in place due to unstable slopes and continuing inflows.
Meanwhile, flood defenses in Guangfu are being reinforced with temporary levees after multiple dikes were damaged.
The center says reconstruction of the Matai'an Creek Bridge will proceed in stages, starting with an emergency culvert road by Oct. 15-th, a steel bridge by January and permanent rebuilding through late next year.
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