Flooding adds to gaokao stress

The National Meteorological Center issued an orange alert－the second-highest of the four-tier alert system－for rainstorms along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with heavy downpours expected to hit the region from 8 pm on Tuesday to 8 pm on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, exams went ahead smoothly on Tuesday in Wuhan, Hubei, which was also affected by torrential rain. Teams of more than 2,000 rescuers and some 500 disaster relief vehicles were sent to assist the students. At a news conference it was announced that no students were late for their exams.

Previously, the annual gaokao has taken place on June 7 and 8, but the Ministry of Education decided to delay the exam this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Liu Kun in Wuhan contributed to this story.