[Explanation] The water level at Wuhan Pass of the Yangtze River, which has been over-alert for 31 days, dropped to 27.29 meters at 2 am on August 7 and exited the alert water level. Meng Jianjun, president of Wuhan Urban Flood Control Survey and Design Institute, said that several floods in Wuhan this year passed safely without the expected high water level, thanks to the precise dispatch of the entire river basin and the Three Gorges.
[Concurrent] Meng Jianjun, Dean of Wuhan Urban Flood Control Survey and Design Institute
From this fortification (water level) flood to such a warning (water level) flood, at this time, we have made full use of the storage capacity in the early stage. If such storage capacity, it is said that it has dealt with such an orderly , The rapid upward trend of floods, let’s just say that the dispatch of the Three Gorges should be very scientific and orderly, including meticulous.
[Explanation] The reporter came to Sanyangmen Square in Hankou River Beach again that day and saw that the river water had gradually fallen below the first-level water platform of River Beach Park. In this year's flood season, the Hankou River Beach has been completely flooded and flooded for the first time since its completion 18 years ago. So far, it has not been opened to the outside world.
[Concurrent] Li Deng, Deputy Director of Wuhan Jiangtan Management Office
We are currently doing dredging work on the river beach in accordance with the requirement of water retreat by an inch of dredging. At present, the dredging of our 28-meter platform has been completed, and (that is) the restoration of other urban furniture, including the restoration of the power supply and distribution system. , This current work has been basically completed, and strive to leave a good environment to welcome the arrival of tourists.
[Explanation] According to Meng Jianjun’s analysis, from the breakthrough of the waterproof level on June 30, to the crossing of the warning line on July 7, the water level of the Wuhan section of the Yangtze River during this year’s flood season has risen rapidly, and the rainfall in the basin is large and lasts for a long time. It can be judged as basin nature. flood.
[Concurrent] Meng Jianjun, Dean of Wuhan Urban Flood Control Survey and Design Institute
This year should be the biggest flood after (19) 1998. Judging from the current situation, it is still a basin flood in the entire Yangtze River Basin.
[Explanation] Affected by rainfall, a total of 244 rivers in the Yangtze River Basin experienced over-alert floods in July. Three numbered floods occurred in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the Three Gorges Reservoir successively experienced 53,000 cubic meters per second, 61,000 cubic meters per second, and 60,000 cubic meters per second. The peak inbound flow per second.
[Explanation] Meng Jianjun introduced that in response to the three floods in the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources issued 53 dispatch orders to dispatch more than 30 controlled reservoirs in the upper and middle reaches of peak shaving, peak shifting, and storage. The cumulative water volume exceeded 30 billion cubic meters.
Reporter Zou Hao reports from Wuhan, Hubei
Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]