Chinanews, Wuhan, August 5 (Li Wei, Zhouyi) The Hubei Provincial Disaster Reduction Committee and the Provincial Emergency Management Department terminated the provincial level III response to natural disaster relief at 15:00 on the 5th.
During the rainy season this year, Hubei Province suffered severe rainstorms and floods, which had a serious impact on the production and life of the people in the disaster areas. According to statistics, torrential rains and floods caused 13,829,300 people in 96 counties (cities, districts) in 17 cities (states, provinces directly under the jurisdiction of the province, Shennongjia forest area) in the province, 26 people died, and 457,800 people were urgently transferred and resettled; The area of crops affected by the disaster was 21,792,100 mu, of which 3.5736 million mu was without harvest; 8,198 houses collapsed due to the disaster, and 56,100 houses were damaged to varying degrees; the direct economic loss was 25.558 billion yuan.
In response to the disaster during the Meiyu period, the Hubei Provincial Disaster Reduction Commission and the Provincial Emergency Management Department upgraded the provincial natural disaster relief emergency response from level IV to level III on July 8, and sent a working group to the disaster-affected area to check the disaster situation and guide disaster relief work. Allocate 2,100 disaster relief tents, 59,800 pieces of clothing (beds), 8,900 folding beds, and 600 life jackets, and coordinate with the Provincial Department of Finance to allocate 120 million yuan for central and provincial natural disaster relief (life relief) funds to support disaster-stricken areas. Good disaster emergency assistance, restoration and reconstruction of residential houses damaged by the disaster, etc.
In view of the fact that the current disaster situation is basically stable and the people affected by the disaster have received initial relief, the post-disaster relief work is fully advancing. According to the "Hubei Provincial Natural Disaster Relief Emergency Plan", the Hubei Provincial Disaster Reduction Commission and the Provincial Emergency Management Department terminated the provincial level at 15:00 on August 5 Emergency Level III Response for Natural Disaster Relief. (Finish)