1st LD-Writethru: China's largest freshwater lake girds for flood

NANCHANG, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Water in Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake, on Thursday morning rose above the alert level, due to heavy rains that have soaked broad sections of China.

The water level at the lake's landmark Xingzi hydrological station reached 19.03 meters at around 7 a.m., exceeding the 19-meter alert level.

The lake in east China's Jiangxi Province functions as an important natu