Tianjin issues red alert for floods in major tributary of Haihe River

TIANJIN, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- North China's Tianjin Municipality issued a red alert on Sunday, the highest level of warning, for possible floods in its Daqinghe River, a major tributary of the Haihe River, which is currently undergoing its worst flooding since 1963, said local authorities.

The Daqinghe River saw its floods reach the range of Tianjin at noon on Aug. 4 when the city had already put the river's signi