China News Agency, Nanchang, July 11 (Wu Pengquan) Sustained heavy rainfall caused 4.732 million people in Jiangxi province in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with a direct economic loss of 5.64 billion yuan. Basin floods will occur in Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China within the province.
The reporter learned from the press conference of the Jiangxi Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters held on the evening of the 10th that since July, northern Jiangxi and northern central Jiangxi have been hit by heavy rains or heavy rains, and the total rainfall has reached more than three times the normal year; Jiangxi Province The province's average rainfall is 214 millimeters, which is four times the average for the same period of many years, ranking first in history since 1950.
On July 9th, due to heavy rainfall, a dangerous situation broke out in Xinpeixu dike, Datangping Township, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. Photo by Xu Yinghua
"Especially since July 6, northern Jiangxi has witnessed heavy rains and heavy rains. Rao River, Xinjiang River, Xiuhe River and Poyang Lake have had numbered floods and over-warning floods successively. , Super history." Xu Weiming, secretary general of the Jiangxi Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, deputy director of the Provincial Department of Water Resources and deputy director of the Provincial Emergency Department, said that night.
According to reports from various places, as of July 22 at 22:00, the flood disaster started on July 6 caused 4.732 million people to be affected in 96 counties (cities, districts, and functional areas) in Jiangxi. 140,000 people were assisted in life, and the direct economic loss was 5.64 billion yuan.
The picture shows the firefighting combatants rescue people in distress. Photo courtesy of Jiangxi Fire Rescue Corps
Affected by the continuous heavy rainfall, the water levels of Poyang Lake and the Jiujiang section of the Yangtze River are at the forefront of history, with a large daily increase.
"From late April to mid-June, the water level of Poyang Lake was 2.5 meters lower than that of the same period, and the water level began to rise rapidly in late June." Jiang Fangfang, director of the Hydrology Department of Jiangxi Provincial Hydrological Bureau, said that the current Poyang Lake Hukou Station has exceeded The police is 2.3 meters, which is 3.9 meters higher than the same period. In particular, the water level of Poyang Lake has increased by more than 0.4 meters for 8 consecutive days, and the largest increase in a single day is 0.65 meters. "Poyang Lake will change from dry to flood, and there will be a basin-wide flood."
At present, Jiangxi is faced with the double test of floods and torrential rains, and it is under the dual pressure of defense along the river bank of the polder and defense against heavy rainfall. According to the current rain conditions and weather forecast, from the 14th to the 15th, due to the eastward movement of the high altitude and low trough, there is a precipitation process in northern Jiangxi. (Finish)