East China's Jiangxi Province issued a blue alert for water supply after Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake, fell to its lowest level in nearly a shrunk to its smallest in size in nearly ...

Located in the eastern province of Jiangxi, Poyang Lake entered its dry period on July 20, the earliest date since records began in 1951, and 17 days earlier than last year.

Poyang Lake – normally a vital flood outlet for the Yangtze, China’s longest river – has been suffering from drought since June, with water levels at a key monitoring spot falling from 19.43 ...