China News Service, Xi'an, August 18 (Reporter Alena) Shaanxi is experiencing a "rainy" pattern. The Shaanxi Provincial Water Resources Department revealed on the 18th that there have been 11 large-scale precipitation processes in the province since the flood season began on May 1 this year. The province’s meteorological department said on the same day that the province’s average rainfall since July 20 was 80% more than that of the same period in the previous year, the second largest since 1961 after 1982. There will be two heavy rains before the end of August.

  Since August 3, affected by precipitation, 255 peaks have appeared at 68 stations on 43 rivers in Shaanxi Province. The Yiluo River Lingkou Station had an ultra-guaranteed peak discharge on the 6th, which was a flood once in more than 30 years. The Lueyang Station on the Jialing River saw a super-guaranteed flood on the 16th, the largest since 1984, and it has encountered a flood once in 20 years.

  During the new round of precipitation that began on the 13th, parts of Shaanxi were affected. According to the statistics and verification of the Baoji City Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, during the period of heavy rainfall from the 15th to the 16th, a total of 47,962 people in Baoji were affected, 4,684 people in the danger zone were urgently transferred, and many roads were damaged and traffic was blocked. After an emergency repair on the 17th, the national highway has been rushed through. In Fengxian, some roads are interrupted, and there are certain difficulties in overhauling the power supply lines.

  Due to heavy rainfall in Liuba of Hanzhong, the bridge piers of the expressway were displaced near the Tiefosi highway overrun station in Liuba County on the Hanchuan section of Yinkun Expressway. The expressway traffic police controlled traffic here.

  Affected by heavy rainfall and combined with the actual situation of the scenic spot, in order to ensure the safety of tourists, Taibai Mountain Scenic Spot said on the 18th that ticket sales in the scenic spot will be suspended on the 18th and 19th.

  The Shaanxi Meteorological Observatory continued to issue blue warnings of heavy rain on the 18th. The weather forecast and warning for geological disasters was also issued on the same day. It is estimated that landslides, collapses, mudslides and other geological disasters are likely to occur in some areas such as Nanzheng in Hanzhong, Taibai in Baoji and Zhouzhi in Xi'an from 20:00 on the 18th to 20:00 on the 19th.

  The Shaanxi Meteorological Observatory stated that this round of precipitation will continue until the 20th, with heavy precipitation until the 19th. Before the end of August, the province will also have two heavy rainfall events, and the area where the precipitation occurs before the end of the month overlaps with the area of ​​the previous precipitation. (Finish)