China News Service, Zhengzhou, July 20 (Dong Fei Pu Fei) The Yellow River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources (hereinafter referred to as the Yellow Committee) reported on the evening of the 20th that the Yellow River had flood No. 2 in 2020.
Affected by rainfall, the inflow of water above Lanzhou of the Yellow River continued to increase. The flow rate of the Lanzhou Hydrological Station at 20:42 on the 20th reached 3000 cubic meters per second, which was the No. 2 flood of the Yellow River in 2020.
In accordance with the provisions of the "Yellow River Flood and Drought Disaster Prevention Emergency Plan (Trial)", the Yellow Committee issued a blue warning on the flood situation in the upper reaches of the Yellow River after a study and decided to initiate a level IV emergency response to flood and drought disasters in the upper reaches of the Yellow River from 21:00 on the 20th.
It is predicted that the future water will continue to rise, and the hydrological department will closely monitor the weather situation and changes in rain and water conditions, and timely release relevant forecasts and notifications.
The Yellow Committee has issued urgent notices to the water conservancy departments of the relevant provinces (districts) of the basin, the water transfer offices of the western and northern war zones and the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River, and invited the Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, and Inner Mongolia provinces (districts) water conservancy departments to fully deploy the current flood control work. The person in charge of flood control quickly took up his post and took command from the front. The combat bureaus in the western and northern theaters should make preparations to support the Yellow River in flood control and flood control.
It is predicted that the incoming water in the upper reaches of the Yellow River will continue to increase, and the water levels of the Longyangxia and Liujiaxia reservoirs have already approached the flood control level. At the critical moment of the Yellow River's "Seven Downs and Eight Ups" flood control, the Yellow Committee requires units at all levels to respond to floods to ensure the safety of people's lives. (Finish)