[Explanation] According to the monitoring data of the Yangtze River Hydrology Network, as of 19:00 on July 11, the water level of the Hankou station in the Wuhan section of the Yangtze River has reached 28.45 meters, a new high in 21 years.
【Explanation】In order to ensure the safety of citizens and tourists, from 9 am on the 11th, Wuhan began to implement closed management of the Jiangtan Park on the two banks and the four banks. On the afternoon of the same day, the reporter saw at the Hankou River Beach that there was only one step left for the three-stage hydrophilic platform at a distance of 28.88 meters. The viewing path in the reeds near the second bridge along the Yangtze River and the cruise ship terminal of Zhiyin have been submerged by the river.
[Same period] Citizen: The back (outside the embankment) is flooded underneath, but this side (inside the embankment) is fine.
Citizen: Worry must be worried, but there is no need for the government to worry about us (too), we just need to cooperate.
[Explanation] The Hanwang Longwang Temple, located at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Han River, was once a historical dangerous section of the Yangtze River main embankment. Li Ping, a member of the Jianghan District Water Policy Supervision Brigade who participated in flood control in 1998 and 2016, said that since the 1998 floods, Longwangmiao has implemented comprehensive measures to eliminate danger and strengthen reinforcement. Although the levee construction is stable, the flood prevention preparation and staffing will not Relax.
[Same period] Li Ping, a staff member of the Jianghan District Water Administration Supervision Team in Wuhan City: This line of business, like our epidemic prevention and medical staff, is on the front line. We deal with water, that is, we must stay on the front line and stay on the embankment at any time. In order to ensure the safety of the people, the problems are dealt with in a timely manner to ensure the safety of the gate and the safety of the embankment.
[Commentary] Ding Xinhong, the leader of the flood control expert group of the Wuhan Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, said that the urban ground elevation in Wuhan is 24 meters on average. At present, the water level of the Yangtze River Hankou Station is more than 4 meters above the urban ground. If there is no embankment, the river will directly The urban area has been flooded, but the current flood situation has not affected the lives of the citizens, and dike construction has played a vital role.
[Same period] Ding Xinhong, leader of the flood control expert group of the Wuhan Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters: What about this embankment in Wuhan, this 808 kilometers, of which the embankment of the Yangtze River in the Yangtze River, especially our Wuyang, Hankou, Hanjiang, three first-level flood control enclosures, our The standards for flood control are all up to the level of the 1954 flood level and 2 meters high, so from the embankment and facilities, we have a strong guarantee.
【Explanation】Since entering the May this year, Wuhan has experienced many rounds of heavy rainfall. Due to the impact of rainfall and upstream water flow, the Poyang Lake high water level jacking and other factors, since the end of June, the water levels of the tributaries of the Yangtze River and Lianjiang have jumped. The Wuhan Flood Control and Drought Relief Command Office predicted that on July 16, the water level at Hankou Station will rise to 29.2 meters, reaching the third highest level in history, second only to 1954 and 1998.
Reporter Zou Hao from Hubei Wuhan
Editor in charge: [Zhou Zhaojun]