China News Service, Chongqing, July 17 (Reporter Liu Xianglin) The reporter learned from the Chongqing Municipal Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters that this round of floods and landslides has caused 465,649 people in 26 districts and counties in Chongqing to die, 5 people died and 5 were missing due to the disaster People, direct economic losses of 746 million yuan.
The picture shows that from July 15th to 16th, Dade Town, Kaizhou District, Chongqing suffered heavy rainfall, with a rainfall of nearly 300 mm in 24 hours. The Daci Reservoir is full of overflows and blocks about 500,000 cubic meters of floods. Photo courtesy of Chongqing Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau
Starting from July 14, heavy rains occurred in many districts and counties in Chongqing, and heavy rains occurred in some districts and counties. According to the monitoring of the Chongqing Municipal Hydrological Monitoring Station, heavy rains occurred in 32 districts and counties in Chongqing from 8:00 on the 16th to 8:00 on the 17th.
Affected by rainfall, Chongqing Municipal Hydrological Monitoring Station issued a water condition warning on the morning of the 17th. It is expected that there will be a significant water increase in the Qicha Wucha Station in Jiangjin District, Chongqing. The highest water level will exceed the warning water level (198.51 meters) by 1.2 to 1.7 meters, compared with the 17th. At 8 o'clock the water level rose by 3.1 to 3.6 meters. Chongqing Hydrological Monitoring Station issued a yellow flood warning.
Affected by rainfall, the Chongqing Hydrological Monitoring Station expects that the Shijiao Station in Qijiang District will experience a significant water increase. The highest water level will exceed the warning water level (241.11 meters) by 0.5 to 1 meter, an increase of 4.2 to 4.7 meters. Chongqing Municipal Hydrological Monitoring Station issued a yellow flood warning for Shijiao Station, Puhe District, Qijiang District.
The picture shows that on July 16, continuous heavy rainfall caused the flooding of the old street in Wuqiao Town, Wanzhou District, Chongqing City, and the armed police officers and soldiers transferred the affected people. Photo courtesy of the Armed Police Chongqing Corps Ship Detachment
According to the statistics of the Chongqing Municipal Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, as of 16:00 on July 17, this round of flood and landslide disasters has caused Wanzhou, Fuling, Beibei, Changshou, Jiangjin, Hechuan, Yongchuan, Qijiang, Tongnan, Tongliang, Dazu , Rongchang, Bishan, Liangping, Chengkou, Fengdu, Dianjiang, Wulong, Zhongxian, Kaizhou, Yunyang, Fengjie, Wushan, Wuxi, Shizhu, Youyang and other 410 towns (streets) 465649 5 people died, 5 people were missing due to the disaster, 20154 people were urgently transferred and resettled, and 4,974 people needed emergency relief; the affected area of crops was 19,603 hectares, of which 4311 hectares were harvested; 762 houses collapsed, 2801 damaged to varying degrees; direct economy Loss of 746 million yuan.
At present, the related rescue work is in progress.