Xinhua News Agency, Changsha, June 3rd (Reporter Zhou Nan) A reporter learned from the Hunan Province Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters that Hunan Province has been hit by heavy rainfall recently, and heavy rains and heavy rains have occurred in parts of central and northern Hunan. Thousands of acres of farmland in Xiangxiang City were affected. Many rural main roads were interrupted due to flooding. A landslide occurred in Xinshao County and some houses were damaged.
According to the monitoring of the meteorological and hydrological departments, a total of 63 counties in Hunan Province experienced heavy rain from 8:00 on the 2nd to 8:00 on the 3rd. As of 21 o'clock on the 3rd, a total of 9 reservoir water levels exceeded the flood limit, including the large reservoir Shuifu Temple, and the water level is still rising. The torrential rain caused flooding, which caused disasters in many townships such as Longdong Township in Xiangxiang City. Large areas of farmland turned into oceans. Some ponds and dams were washed away by floods. Some rural main roads were flooded. After the disaster, the local emergency organized emergency rescue.
Meteorological experts reminded that Hunan Province has entered the main flood season from June 1st, ushering in a period of heavy rainfall concentration, there will be three rainfall processes in the next 7 days, the accumulated rainfall is large, and the risk of disasters is high. Secondary disasters such as floods, flash floods, geological disasters, and urban and rural waterlogging that may be triggered by heavy rain.