1st LD-Writethru: Rain-triggered floods lead to dike breach in China's Liaoning

SHENYANG, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- A section of the river embankment was breached on Tuesday following rising water levels caused by continuous heavy rains in northeast China's Liaoning Province, authorities said.

The gap, about 18 meters long, was found at around 4:40 a.m. at the Wanghe River, a tributary of the Liaohe River, near Fanjia Village in the city of Tieling, where rainfall in the flood season has reached 2