China News Service, August 11th. According to the official Weibo news of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Water Resources, from 20 am on the 10th to 8 am on the 11th, heavy rain fell in the western Sichuan Basin and the western Sichuan plateau, and heavy rain fell in Ya'an, Meishan, and Chengdu. Partially heavy rain fell, with rainfall exceeding 50 mm at 200 stations in 19 counties, with rainfall exceeding 100 mm at 84 stations in 10 counties, with rainfall exceeding 250 mm at 9 stations in 2 counties, and the largest rainfall at Yuxi Station in Lushan County was 447.5 mm.
Affected by heavy rainfall, the main stream of Qingyi River and its tributaries Lushan River and Mingshan River experienced floods exceeding the guaranteed water level. According to telephone reports from Ya'an City and relevant district and county prevention offices, 6 people in Ya'an City were lost due to the disaster due to heavy rains (2 people in Baoxing were notified by phone to transfer, but due to remote living and traffic and communication interruptions, 1 person was in Tianquan. Lost connection while driving, 3 people in Yucheng City were diverted and washed out houses due to the culvert being blocked by soil, rock and other debris, causing loss of connection), 2 people were buried (2 people in Yucheng City were blocked due to the culvert pipe being blocked by soil and rock and other debris, causing the river to divert and wash away houses , One of them was found to have vital signs). At present, the local area is making every effort to search and rescue the missing and buried people.
According to preliminary statistics, the heavy rainfall caused water to enter the low-lying areas of some farms and towns in Ya'an and other places, and some roads, houses, farmland, water conservancy, and power facilities were damaged to varying degrees. The detailed disaster situation is under further statistics and verification.
The Ministry of Water Resources and the Sichuan Provincial Directorate of Prevention and Control have sent a working group to Ya'an to guide the local flood control and disaster relief work. Provincial prevention refers to the emergency response of flood prevention level IV at 8 o'clock on the 11th.