(Economic Observation) Where is China's "hard core" for flood prevention and fighting this year?

　　China News Agency, Beijing, August 13th, title: Where is China's "hard core" for flood control this year?

　　China News Agency reporter Chen Su

　　Since the flood season this year, China has suffered severe floods that have been unprecedented in many years. Under the fierce flood, all relevant departments in China worked together to turn the tide and reduce casualties. According to official data released on the 13th, 219 people were killed or missing due to floods this year, a decrease of 54.8% from the average of the previous five years. So, where is China's "hard core" for flood control this summer?

　　One goal-life is supreme

　　The State Council Information Office of the State Council of China held a press conference on flood prevention and relief on the 13th. The data released by the meeting showed that since the flood this year, southern China has experienced 20 large-scale heavy rainfall processes. The mid-lower Yangtze River's plum rain period is 23 days longer than usual. , The average rainfall is 753.9 mm, 168% more than normal, significantly more than in 1998, and the highest since 1961. Major rivers and lakes in the Yangtze River, Yellow River, Huai River, and Pearl River have 12 numbered floods, and 634 rivers have over-alarm floods. Since the flood season, 63.46 million people have been affected by the disaster in China, and 219 people have died and disappeared due to the disaster.

　　In the face of severe flood conditions, the Chinese government attaches great importance to the arrangement and deployment of high-level central authorities in flood prevention and flood fighting, clarifying the goal of "life first", requiring efforts to reduce casualties, strict local implementation, and "life first" as the foundation for flood prevention and disaster relief.

　　Zhou Xuewen, Secretary-General of China’s State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, Deputy Minister of Emergency Management and Deputy Minister of Water Resources, said that government departments regard the protection of people’s lives as their primary task, and always put personnel in advance to avoid danger in the most prominent position. 4.006 million people were relocated, the largest number in recent years. "This is also one of the important reasons why the deaths and disappearances of flood victims have decreased significantly this year."

A set of mechanisms-multi-sector collaboration

　　In this flood control, China played the role of a joint mechanism, strengthened multi-departmental consultation and scheduling, realized timely communication of information and effective deployment of resources, and achieved the combined effect of "1+1>2" in flood control.

　　Zhou Xuewen said that since the flood season this year, the meteorological, water conservancy, natural resources and other departments of the State General Organization for Defense have been continuously discussing and judging rain and flood conditions, and have specific impacts on river flooding, dike inspections and defenses, water conservancy project scheduling, mountain flood geological disasters, and typhoon landings. Arrange for deployment. At the same time, connect to the local defense headquarters to communicate deployment in real time.

　　“For example, the Ministry of Water Resources has greatly reduced the pressure on flood control downstream by strengthening water regime monitoring and forecasting and scientifically dispatching flood control projects in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River; the Ministry of Natural Resources has successfully avoided 274 geological disasters by issuing geological disaster warnings; the Meteorological Department has closely monitored disasters. Due to the severe weather process, sufficient time has been reserved for other departments to take flood prevention and disaster relief measures." Zhou Xuewen said.

　　Reservoir dispatching is a "trump card" for flood control. Through scientific and precise dispatch of large and medium-sized reservoirs, China has successfully avoided the transfer of 18.52 million people.

　　However, reservoir dispatch is not a panacea. Ye Jianchun, deputy minister of the Ministry of Water Resources of China, said that the reservoir capacity is limited. For the floods that hit successive peaks, it is a big problem to realize the fine dispatch of the reservoir, which requires strengthening joint consultation with the meteorological department.

　One force-multi-party rescue

　　In addition to flood prevention, disaster relief is also an important part of reducing casualties. In this flood disaster, a group of "retrograde" anti-flood fighters has attracted much attention from the society. Through the news, people can often see that some flood fighters are so tired that they lie down in the mud and doze. The young flood fighters have fun on their birthdays and pile themselves up a birthday cake from the mud. Some flood fighters rush into the flood regardless of danger. The children were rescued, some flood fighting soldiers were washed away and wounded by the flood, and there was also the flood fighting hero Chen Lu who gave his life for disaster relief.... .

　　In order to do a good job in flood fighting and disaster relief in an all-round way, China's emergency response departments have been ready to prepare, deploying multiple parties, and preparing a sufficient rescue "army".

　　Zhou Xuewen stated that in this year’s flood fighting and rescue operations, the national comprehensive firefighting and rescue team has participated in more than 14,000 rescue operations, dispatched more than 175,000 commanders and fighters, and rescued and evacuated more than 150,000 people. They were called by the general public. "The most beautiful retrograde" "the ferryman of life". At the same time, the Central Military Commission was promptly requested to approve the dispatch of more than 52,000 people from the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force, and more than 16,000 militiamen.

　　In addition to official forces, there are also many social emergency forces involved. According to statistics, there are currently more than 500 social emergency forces involved in flood rescue and rescue with more than 14,000 people, helping to transfer more than 40,000 people.

　　Officials predict that China's main flood season will last until the end of September, and there is still the possibility of major floods in the later period, and the pressure of flood prevention is still very high. However, it is believed that under China's "hard core" flood control and disaster relief, China will be able to overcome this year's floods. (Finish)