China News Service, August 7th. According to the website of the Ministry of Water Resources, the Longmen Hydrological Station on the middle reaches of the Yellow River has a peak flow of 4330 cubic meters per second at 0:48 on the 6th, and the Tongguan Hydrological Station has a flow of 5,060 cubic meters at 23:54 on the 6th. Every second, according to the "Regulations on Flood Numbering of Major Rivers in the Country", the number is the Yellow River No. 3 flood in 2020.

Data map: The roaring Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in Linfen, Shanxi on August 1. Image source: People's Vision

  Since August 4, parts of eastern Ningxia, eastern northern Shaanxi, and western central Shanxi have experienced heavy rains. Among them, there have been heavy rains in Yulin, Shangluo, Shanxi, Luliang, and Kaifeng, Xinxiang, Henan. The accumulated maximum rainfall is Yan'an, Shaanxi. Kangcha 273 mm, Shanxi Linfen Baipo bottom 208 mm.

  Affected by rainfall, the Wuding River, Qingjian River, Yanshui River, Sanchuan River, Quchan River, and Weihe River in the Shanshan-Shaanxi section of the middle reaches of the Yellow River experienced obvious flooding processes. Among them, the Weihe River tributary upstream of Beiluo River experienced over-alert flow flooding, and the middle reaches of the Yellow River The main stream Longmen Hydrological Station has a peak flow of 4330 cubic meters per second at 0:48 on the 6th, and the Tongguan Hydrological Station has a flow of 5,060 cubic meters per second at 23:54 on the 6th. According to the "Regulations on Flood Numbering of Major Rivers in the Country", the number is the Yellow River. Flood No. 3 of 2020.

  E Jingping, deputy commander-in-chief of the State General Defense and Minister of Water Resources, presided over the conference to analyze the rainwater situation in the Yellow River Basin, combined with the water conditions of the main and tributary streams, and the storage of key reservoirs, to study and deploy heavy rainfall prevention and flood defense.

  Vice Minister Ye Jianchun of the Ministry of Water Resources and the Yellow River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources and the Shanxi and Shaanxi Provincial Water Resources Department made video connections to arrange the deployment of small reservoirs and silt dams for flood safety, mountain flood disaster prevention, and backbone reservoir scheduling. The Ministry of Water Resources sent two working groups to Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi and other provinces to inspect and guide defense work.

  The Yellow River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources closely monitors the development of rain in the basin, makes overall plans for flood control and water resource scheduling, appropriately reduces the upstream Longyangxia and Liujiaxia reservoir outflows, reduces the downstream flood control pressure, and continues to maintain the low water level of the Xiaolangdi Reservoir. To prepare for major floods, to issue notices to relevant provinces to prevent heavy rainfall, and to send working groups to Shanxi, Ningxia, Gansu and other provinces to inspect and guide warping dams and mountain flood disaster prevention work, focusing on forecasting high rainfall intensity, Supervise the defensive work of silt dams with people downstream to ensure the safety of people's lives.

  Liang Gui, member of the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice Governor, went to the Provincial Water Resources Department to supervise the flood prevention work, and the video link Baoji, Yan'an, Yulin and Ankang cities to deploy flood prevention work, the Provincial Water Resources Department initiated the flood and drought disaster prevention IV level emergency response and dispatched The working group went to the scene to supervise the flood and drought disaster prevention work.

  Currently, defense work in various regions is being carried out in an orderly manner, and various water projects are operating normally.