Chinanews.com, Lanzhou, August 11 (Reporter Feng Zhijun) A reporter learned from the Gansu Provincial Meteorological Department on the 11th that from the evening of August 10th to the afternoon of the 11th, most of Longnan City in Gansu Province fell to heavy rain. 2 people were killed. Disasters such as mudslides and landslides occurred in many sections of National Highway 212 and Provincial Highway 209 in the city, which caused road interruption and traffic obstruction.
According to the statistics of the Meteorological Department, from 18:00 on the 10th to 14:00 on the 11th, it fell moderate to heavy rain in most parts of Longnan, Wenxian Oral Dam 143.8mm, Kangxian Yangba 121.4mm, Kangxian Poplar 120.3mm, and Dangchang County Hadapu 116.4 There were heavy rainstorms in five towns including Xigu 103.0 mm in Dangchang County, and 50 rainfall observation points reached heavy rain.
The Meteorological Department said that due to the heavy precipitation, two people died in Dangchang, Longnan City, and some roads were destroyed and interrupted by floods. The specific disaster situation is still being calculated.
At 19:00 on August 10, disasters such as mudslides and landslides occurred in many sections of National Highway 212 and Provincial Highway 209 under the jurisdiction of Dangchang Highway Section of Longnan Highway Bureau, roads were interrupted, traffic was blocked, and Dangchang Highway section was raining overnight. Road repair work. Photo courtesy of Gansu Provincial Department of Transportation
The Gansu Provincial Department of Transportation announced on the 11th that at 19:00 on August 10, disasters such as mudslides and landslides occurred in many sections of the National Highway 212 and Provincial Highway 209 under the jurisdiction of the Dangchang Highway Section of the Longnan Highway Bureau. The Dangchang Highway section was raining overnight and urgently carried out road repair work.
At 12 o'clock that night, a small car from Diebu County, Gannan Prefecture to Dangchang County, Longnan City was caught in a mudslide. The maintenance workers on the Dangchang Highway section who were on-site rushed forward to help push the cart. More than 40 minutes later, the car was transferred to Safe zone. At present, the emergency repair work of the flood-damaged highway section of Dangchang Highway is continuing.
This is the second round of heavy rainfall in Longnan in recent days. From August 6th to 7th, large-scale thunderstorms in Dangchang County, Longnan City caused flash floods in some places. Fortunately, the villagers were notified to relocate urgently through loud speakers, gongs, telephones, and shouting. Before the flood, all the people along the river were evacuated safely without casualties.
According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, there will be continuous rains in Gansu's Longnan, Tianshui, Pingliang, Qingyang and other cities in Gansu and the eastern part of Gannan Prefecture during the night of the 11th to the 12th. The local rainfall can reach heavy rainstorms. Pay close attention and strengthen prevention. (Finish)