Beijing, 7 Jul (ZXS) -- Wang Daoxi, vice minister of China's Ministry of Emergency Management and vice minister of water resources, said on 25 July that according to the discussion and judgment of the multi-department federation, the situation of flood prevention and drought control in China during the main flood season this year is complicated and severe, and it is necessary to make various preventive preparations.
At the regular briefing on the policies of the State Council held on the same day, Wang Daoxi introduced China's flood prevention and drought control. He said that since the beginning of this year, the average precipitation in China has been 323 mm, more than 282% less than the same period of the year, and a total of <> small and medium-sized rivers across the country have flooded above the warning level, which is less than the same period of the year. Floods and droughts were generally light, and various indicators showed a downward trend.
Compared with the average value of the same period in the past five years, the number of flood victims has dropped by 5.4%, the number of deaths and disappearances due to disasters has dropped by 9.85%, the number of emergency relocation and resettlement has dropped by 1.90%, and direct economic losses have fallen by 4%. In terms of drought disasters, compared with the average value of the same period in the past five years, the number of drought disasters affected by drought disasters has decreased by 76.5% this year, and the area affected by crops has decreased by 50.2%.
At present, China has entered the critical period of flood control (late July to early August). The executive meeting of the State Council held recently was devoted to studying and deploying flood prevention and drought control.
Wang Daoxi said that according to the multi-department joint research and judgment, in general, the situation of flood prevention and drought control in China during the main flood season this year is complex and severe: first, there are many extreme weather events, the predicted climate conditions are average to deviation, and disasters such as phased heavy precipitation, heavy rain and flooding, and high temperature and heat waves may be heavier; Second, floods and droughts are equally important, and major floods may occur in the Songhua River, the middle reaches of the Heilongjiang River, Yishusi, Taihu Lake, Liaohe River and some tributaries of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and there may also be phased droughts in Inner Mongolia, Gansu and other places; Flash floods and geological disasters, small and medium-sized river floods, small and medium-sized reservoir floods, and urban waterlogging are the weak links in flood prevention and relief, and it is necessary to maintain a high degree of vigilance at all times.
"In the next stage, we will continue to strengthen various measures and make every effort to do a good job in flood prevention and drought control this year." Wang Daoxi said that the Office of the National Flood Prevention and Drought Control Headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management will consolidate the various flood control responsibilities with the chief administrative responsibility system as the core, grasp the key links such as monitoring, forecasting, early warning, and response, strengthen the linkage between early warning and response, implement the "call-and-response" mechanism for disaster warning directly to the responsible persons at the grassroots level, and decisively organize people in dangerous areas to evacuate and avoid danger in advance. (End)