(Clearwisdom.net)

Editorial comment: Ancient Chinese peoples societies held a prevalent belief that "Heaven and man are inter-connected" and that large-scale, natural disasters are often resultant from a ruler's corruption and tyranny. In the years when great natural disasters took place, high government officials often directly pointed out and criticized the ruler's mistakes; and the ruler often blamed himself and asked forgiveness from the heavens and the people. Nowadays, technology is very advanced, yet it fails to resist the power of natural disasters. Modern medical science studies reincarnation and has already discovered that a man's life is arranged by high-level beings. Because of these findings, the natural and man-made disasters may not be the coincidence? During the past three years of dictator Jiang Zemin's persecution of Falun Gong, flooding in certain areas of China has became more and more serious, flooding this year is especially worrisome. This phenomenon is worth to ponder. Could it be that this is the heavens' warning to man, telling the people of China that the victims of Jiang Zemin's despotic rule are not only the Falun Gong practitioners who cultivate their hearts and become good people, but that all Chinese people are the victims? In order to protect our common interest and welfare, we should together stop Jiang Zemin's tyrannical atrocities.

Central News Agency August 21^st report. The Hunan Provincial Flood and Drought Prevention Office announced today that the water level in Dongting Lake, China's second largest freshwater lake, has risen above the warning mark and the condition is extremely severe. Hunan Province has declared emergency flood conditions. Dongting Lake has a surface area of 2,800 sq. km. Millions of people live along its shores, one of the most populous areas in China.

Central News Agency reported that the water levels of the Xiang River, the Zi River, East Dongting Lake and South Dongting Lake rose above their warning marks yesterday. The water level along 526 kilometers of Dongting Lake's levees is above the danger level.

China Daily warned that if the water level of Dongting Lake continued to rise, a flood surge from the Yangtze River could hit 7,500,000 people in Wuhan City. Furthermore, Changsha City, the capital of Hunan Province, situated at the lower river basin, is "facing the threat of flooding." Local officials indicated that the water level of the Xiang River was only one meter below the record set in 1998.

On August 22 the Central News Agency reported that the Yangtze River's highest flood crest of the season has passed the upper Jing River section in Hubei Province. However, they anticipated that from August 24 through August 26, there would be more rain. Hubei Province is still facing the threat of severe flooding.

August 22, Central News Agency: Changsha City, Hunan Province in Mainland China is having the most serious fall flood in history. Currently the water level has surpassed the warning level at a 419 kilometer-long embankment. Moreover, the water level at another 351-kilometer-long embankment has gone over the level of danger. The Department of hydrology points out that the water level of Changsha has reached 38.3 meters, a new record for the fall in the history. The safety of people's life and property is seriously in danger.

Disasters in China: Changsha City and Wuhan City have declared emergencies. People in the flooded area do not have insurance. On Thursday the water level at Dongting Lake is 2.5-meter over the warning level. Hunan Province has started the urgent flood prevention program. Dongting Lake holds water draining from the Changjiang River basin. Once the embankment is broken, Changsha City with 6 million population and Wuhan City with 7 million population cannot be spared. The weather forecast calls for continuous rain around the 25^th in Hunan Province. Around 8000 soldiers and policemen and about 900,000 people are at the front line of the flood. Currently the private insurance business in China is at the beginning stage. How would the Chinese people that are affected by flood survive this difficult time is one focus issue of the world.