7月5日下午，湖南岳阳市华容县团洲乡团北村团洲垸洞庭湖一线堤防发生决口，造成垸区被淹，当地受灾群众已全部安全转移。截至8日17时，团洲垸洞庭湖大堤226米决口已封堵180.5米（左岸100.5米，右岸80米），剩余45.5米。
险情发生后，正在国外访问的中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平高度重视并作出重要指示，湖南岳阳市华容县团洲垸洞庭湖一线堤防发生决口，要及时转移并妥善安置受威胁地区群众，全力开展抢险救援工作，切实保护好人民群众生命财产安全，国家防总要派出工作组加强指导。
中共中央政治局常委、国务院总理李强作出批示，要全力做好抢险处置工作，控制险情发展，妥善安置受灾群众，同时加强库坝堤防巡查防守，排查各类安全隐患，切实保障人民群众生命财产安全。国家防总要加强预报预警和会商研判，指导督促各地各部门毫不松懈做好防汛抢险救灾各项工作，全力确保安全度汛。目前，武警部队、应急救援等多方力量正在抗洪防汛抢险救灾
On the afternoon of July 5, a breach occurred in the Dongting Lake dike of Tuanzhou Wan, Tuanbei Village, Tuanzhou Township, Huarong County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province, causing the dike area to be flooded. All the local affected people have been safely evacuated. As of 17:00 on the 8th, 180.5 meters (100.5 meters on the left bank and 80 meters on the right bank) of the 226-meter breach of the Dongting Lake dike of Tuanzhou Wan had been blocked, leaving 45.5 meters.
After the dangerous situation occurred, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, who was visiting abroad, attached great importance to it and made important instructions. The dike of Dongting Lake in Tuanzhou Wan, Huarong County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province, broke. The people in the threatened areas should be evacuated and properly resettled in time, and rescue work should be carried out with all efforts to effectively protect the lives and property of the people. The State Flood Control Headquarters should send a working group to strengthen guidance.
Li Qiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, issued instructions to do a good job in emergency response, control the development of dangerous situations, properly resettle the affected people, and at the same time strengthen the inspection and defense of reservoirs, dams and embankments, check for various safety hazards, and effectively protect the lives and property of the people. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters should strengthen forecasting, early warning, consultation and judgment, guide and urge all localities and departments to do a good job in flood prevention, emergency rescue and disaster relief without slackening, and do their best to ensure safe flood season. At present, the armed police force, emergency rescue and other forces are fighting floods, flood prevention, emergency rescue and disaster relief.
洞庭湖决堤真实灾情、抢险和灾民情况如何？人民子弟兵昼夜奋战、多方力量驰援！直击洞庭湖决堤抢险救灾/Emergency Rescue/Dongting Lake embankment breach