Zhongxin Baoding, June 26 (Lu Zihao, Xu Qiaoming) Baoding City, Hebei Province Emergency Management Bureau reported on the afternoon of the 26th that from 15:00 on June 25, 2020, the 7 counties (districts) of Shunping County in the city were suddenly hit by hail The short-term strong winds reach level 8 and above, and the maximum diameter of hail is 26 mm. At present, the severe convective weather has caused 30,551 people to be injured and 53 injured, the area of ​​crops affected by disasters is 4,855.13 hectares, and the direct economic loss is 45.91 million yuan.

After the hailstorm, the grapes of a vineyard in South Korean Village, Mancheng District, Baoding City were smashed to the ground. Photo by Liu Jie

  According to reports, the disaster involved 26 townships in 7 counties (districts) in Shunping, Qingyuan, Mancheng, Yixian, Quyang, Laiyuan and Lixian under the jurisdiction of Baoding City. 2671.06 hectares, 781.3 hectares of unrecovered area, the affected crops are mainly corn, chestnut, grapes, forest fruits, vegetable greenhouses, etc. The affected population is 30,551 people, and 53 people were injured by the disaster, generally 5 houses were damaged, and the direct economic loss was 45.91 million yuan Renminbi. At present, other disasters are under further statistics.

After the hailstorm, many vehicles were damaged to varying degrees. Photo courtesy of Propaganda Department of Lixian County Committee.

  According to the official WeChat of the Propaganda Department of the Qingyuan District Committee of Baoding City, preliminary statistics show that the area affected by crops in the area reached more than 1,800 hectares. On June 26, the emergency management bureau, agricultural and rural bureau, and statistics bureau of the district went to the severely affected towns to guide production self-rescue. After checking the disaster situation of crops and greenhouses such as watermelon, melon, tomato, winter melon, eggplant, oil sunflower, pepper, etc. in detail, the staff explained the post-disaster self-rescue methods in a targeted manner and instructed the growers to strengthen field management to prevent secondary disasters such as pests and diseases. .

  It is reported that after the disaster, Baoding City Emergency Management Bureau attached great importance to it, and urged the emergency counties (districts) to immediately dispatch a working group to work with forestry, agriculture and other departments in the disaster area to guide disaster inspection, inspection, and reporting. Guide the masses to carry out production self-rescue and minimize disaster losses. (Finish)