China News Agency, Wuhan, July 10 (Reporter Xu Jinbo) The Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission upgraded the flood and drought disaster prevention from level III emergency response to level II at 14:00 on the 10th. The Hydrology Bureau of the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission upgraded and issued a red early warning of floods in the river section near the mouth of the Poyang Lake and the Poyang Lake area.
According to the relevant person in charge of the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission, due to the recent heavy rainfall, there are many and wide range of over-alarm sites in the Yangtze River Basin. The main stream and several main tributaries have numbered floods. The main rivers in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are under supervision, the Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake The control station has fully over-alarmed, and the water level will continue to rise. As of 12:00 on the 10th, the water levels of Lianhuatang, Hankou, Jiujiang, Hukou, and Datong stations on the main stream of the Yangtze River were 33.88 meters, 28.03 meters, 22.03 meters, 21.65 meters, and 15.55 meters, respectively, and the super-alarm range was 0.7 meters to 2 meters.
According to the forecast, from the 10th to the 15th, there will be a mobile heavy rainfall process from the northwest to the southeast of the main stream from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The water level in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River from Chenglingji to Nanjing, Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake will be in the future. In a few days, there will still be an increase of about 0.5 meters to 1.0 meters, and the river section near the mouth of Poyang Lake will rise to near the guaranteed water level.
In view of the current severe situation of flood defense in the Yangtze River Basin, the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission decided after 10 days to upgrade the level III emergency response of the Yangtze River Flood and Drought Disaster Prevention to level II from 14:00 on the same day, and to Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan , Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Guizhou and other provincial (municipal municipality) water conservancy departments issued a notice requesting to continue to do a good job in forecasting, forecasting and early warning, strengthen scientific scheduling of water projects, and focus on strengthening inspection and defense of reservoirs and embankments; 1. Prepare for the operation of flood storage and detention areas, and invite the local government to do a good job in personnel transfer and resettlement to ensure the safety of the people’s lives and property.
In order to further reduce the pressure on flood control in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission issued a dispatch order on the 9th, requesting the Three Gorges Reservoir to reduce the outflow to 25,000 cubic meters per second from the 10th. The dispatch plan will be adjusted in time according to changes in water and rain conditions.
The Hydrology Bureau of the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission upgraded and released orange flood warnings on the Yangtze River to the Nanjing River Section, Dongting Lake District, Poyang Lake District, and Shuiyang River on the 9th at 18:00 on the 9th. Flood warnings for the section and Poyang Lake area, and continue to issue orange warnings for floods in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Chenglingji-Hankou section, below Datong section, Dongting Lake area, and Shuiyang River, to draw along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Dongting Lake area, Relevant units and the public in Poyang Lake District, Shuiyang River and other places should pay attention to prevention. (Finish)