1st LD-Writethru-China Focus: Alerts issued as China braces for heavy rainfall, flooding

BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Seasonal rainfall during this summer has affected many parts of China, prompting local authorities to beef up flood control and rescue efforts.

At 9 a.m. Tuesday, central China's Henan Province issued an orange alert for rainstorm, the second-highest level in the country's four-tier weather warning system, according to the province's meteorological observatory.

From Monday to