China News Network, March 29th. According to the website of the Ministry of Water Resources, from 8 to 28 March 8:25, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangdong, and Guangxi 6 provinces (autonomous regions) experienced heavy rainfall with a cumulative rainfall of 50 The envelope area of more than millimeters is 232,000 square kilometers, and 17 small and medium-sized rivers have experienced alarm floods. Relevant regulations are determined based on the flood season in China. The flood season in China this year is March 28, and the average flood season in most years (April 1) is 4 days ahead of schedule.
Data sheet: Vehicles stuck in water. Photo by An Yuan
According to predictions, the annual meteorological and hydrological outlook in China will be biased in 2020, extreme events will be more frequent, and waterlogging will be more severe than drought.
On March 28, E Jingping, the Deputy Chief Commander of the National Defense and the Minister of Water Resources, hosted a special conference to analyze and judge the situation during the flood season this year, and arrange the deployment of key work for flood and drought disaster prevention.
E Jingping pointed out that entering the flood season means: first, it has entered a concentrated rainfall period, the rainfall will be more intense and last longer, and sudden flood events may occur at any time; second, the weather situation is more complex and changeable, and extreme weather events It will increase significantly, and it will be more difficult to make accurate forecasts. Third, social attention will become higher and higher, and sudden floods and drought events and their disposal will easily become the focus of the media and the public. Fourth, the time for flood preparations will become more urgent. It has officially entered the flood prevention phase, and there is not much time left for flood preparation in the north. It is necessary to pay more attention to the limited time to prepare for various floods.
E Jingping emphasized that the current weak links in flood and drought disaster defense still have the following weak links: First, the restoration of water-damaged water conservancy engineering facilities has not yet been completed; second, the flood prevention plans for rivers and rivers, important tributaries and flood-proof cities need to be revised and improved. Need to be further implemented; Third, there are still inadequate implementation of responsibilities and measures for the safety of the reservoir in flood season, and further strengthening is needed; Fourth, the flood disaster points are wide-ranging and the defense is difficult, and the monitoring and early warning capabilities need to be improved; Fifth, affected by the epidemic situation, some areas have prepared for flood Work progress has been delayed.
E Jingping demanded that we focus on three areas of work. One is to tighten the strings. The year of this year is special. The epidemic situation has affected the flood preparation work to a certain extent. The situation of flood prevention cannot be optimistic. We must attach great importance to it, soberly understand the situation facing us, and do a good job of various preventive responses. The second is the strength and weakness. Fully promote the flood preparation work such as water damage repair and pre-flood inspection, focusing on exceeding the standard flood defense, reservoir safety flooding, and mountain flood disaster defense, comprehensively find and eliminate weak links and hidden risks in a timely manner. Supervision and inspection efforts, and urge the implementation of various measures. The third is to press responsibility. Implement responsibilities to the entire process of flood prevention and preparation, at all levels, to the post, to quantify and refine the responsibilities, formulate specific accountability measures, and find serious accountability for problems; early release of the list of responsible persons for reservoir (hydropower station) safety, accept Social supervision.
In response to the forecast of the flood situation this year, E Jingping requested that while doing a good job in the defense against floods and droughts, it should focus on forecasting areas with significantly more and less rainfall, and make targeted defense preparations. In particular, the Haihe River Basin should further improve the level of monitoring and forecasting, prepare the flood prevention plans for exceeding standards, and implement measures; in rainy areas such as the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River, we must highlight key tasks such as reservoir safety and flood prevention. The Ministry of Water Resources will issue a notice based on the forecast opinions to make targeted arrangements for flood and drought disaster prevention in the flood season.