China News Agency, Nanjing, July 7 (Reporter Zhu Xiaoying) The Jiangsu Provincial Department of Water Resources announced on the 7th that it will upgrade the yellow warning of the flood in the Yangtze River and Jiangsu section at 12:00 on the 7th, and improve the flood response emergency response in Jiangsu Taihu area to level Ⅲ. The high tide level of the main stations in the Jiangsu section of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River exceeded the warning level and will continue to rise.
On the afternoon of the 7th, a reporter from China News Service rushed to the Jiangbian Road in the Nanjing section of the Yangtze River to check it out. Jiangbian Road connects several kilometers of riversides in Nanjing, which is built as a riverside scenery belt. At this time, all the main gate passages leading to the viewing platform were closed and flood control notices were posted.
The reporter then walked 2 kilometers on the elevated road and saw along the way that the downstream water level rose significantly. The iconic "finless porpoise viewing site" platform on the riverside of Gulou, Nanjing, was flooded, with building sandstones and yellow baffles stacked nearby. The trees in the scenic zone “stand” in the river, and the bushes become “water plants”. The tourist cars that haven't had time to leave are parked in the water alone. The river is flush with the wooden bench for rest, and the surface of the bench is like floating on the water. The huge fish was washed up on the platform by the waves.
Staff members continue to patrol the river bank back and forth. A staff member told reporters that the water level rose significantly on the morning of the 7th. For safety reasons, the viewing trails along the riverside are temporarily suspended.
"The Yangtze River No. 1 Flood in 2020", the rotation of rainfall, and the rise of the flood season and other factors have superimposed, making this year's flood control situation in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River complex and grim.
Since entering Meimei, four rounds of heavy rainfall have occurred in Jiangsu, with a cumulative surface rainfall of 307 mm, which is 2.5 times the normal period of the year and the highest in the same period in history. Before the emergence of plums, there was continuous heavy rainfall in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
At the same time, the Jiangsu section of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River entered the main flood season from July to August, and is still in the astronomical tide high tide period in early July, and the high water level will continue for some time.
Affected by the incoming water from the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River, on the 6th, the Nanjing and Zhenjiang high tide levels exceeded the warning level.
According to the provisions of the "Jiangsu Province Flood Control and Drought Prevention Emergency Plan", the Jiangsu Province Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters decided to start the Jiangsu Province Yangtze River Flood Control Level IV emergency response from 15:00 on July 6. Urgent mobilization from all quarters and departments is waiting for them. (Finish)