[Commentary] On the morning of July 8, the Xinanjiang Reservoir in Zhejiang opened a 9-hole flood discharge. The reporter learned from Hangzhou Jiande City that 300,000 people in 8 local towns (streets) were affected by the flood discharge. On the same day, the reporter came to Jiande, Hangzhou to visit the local disaster situation.

　　[Same period] China News Service reporter Qian Chenfei

　　It can be seen that the first floor here has been flooded. This is the Luotong community. It is the first community in the main urban area that (Xin'anjiang Reservoir) passes through. This is the most severely affected area. We can see In the distance, a fireman was using a car to pump out water, and re-discharged the water into the Xin'an River. This is the doorway of Unit 2 (a local community). It is already flooded with water, and no steps can be seen. The layer below the canopy is the storage room, where the debris is already flooded. The layer above the air conditioner is the first floor of the house. From my side, all the water has poured into the back. .

　　[Explanation] Locally, the reporter met Tong Lijun, a citizen who was about to evacuate. She told reporters that she had lived in this community for more than 20 years. She was worried that her family would be flooded.

　　[Same period] Local citizen Tong Lijun

　　We received the (evacuation) notice yesterday. It was probably more than two o'clock yesterday. Seven holes were put in at more than two o'clock. Then, if there are 9 holes to be put in tomorrow (8th), all here Withdrawal, we have to withdraw at 8:30 here, and must withdraw at 8:30. Put the things up at home, the bed and valuables up, and you can’t move out.

　　[Commentary] Qian Xiaoying, who has been in the clothing business for more than ten years in Jiande, told reporters that he had encountered such a thing for the first time, and has now transferred the goods in his store.

　　[Same period] Local citizen Qian Xiaoying

　　I have been doing business here for more than ten years. I first saw (Jiangshui) full of such ruthlessness. When I came to open the door yesterday morning, it had reached the window on the first floor (storage room). It was overwhelmed, and then when I came to open the door this morning, it was more than half full, and the window on the second floor was full.

　　【Explanation】According to the Zhejiang weather forecast, in the next few days, the weather in Jiande City and the upper Xin'an River area will still be mainly rainy. Among them, the rainfall in Huangshan City on 7-10 days is expected to be 160-200 mm, Chun'an 150-200 mm, Jiande 140-180 mm, the flood control situation is still complicated and grim.

　　Shang Zeyang, Wang Weichen and Zhejiang Jiande report

Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]