Heavy rainfall hits greater part of territory of Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rain hit Mongolia, bringing a significant rise in the water levels of all major rivers and floods to many Mongolian provinces, said authorities on Tuesday.

"The water levels in major rivers, including Eruu, Kherlen, Selenge, Kharkhiraa and Khovd have exceeded the warning levels by 10-20 centimeters due to heavy downpours since Monday," the country's National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said in a statement.

The agency warned residents living along the rivers to take all necessary precautions, while meteorologists forecasted that short-term thunderstorms are expected over most parts of the country in the coming days.