On August 18, the reporter learned from the Yellow River Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources of China (hereinafter referred to as the Yellow Committee) that due to recent rainfall, the flow of major hydrological stations in the Weihe River continued to increase, coupled with the water coming from the north main stream of the Yellow River, the Yellow River Tongguan Hydrological Station August 18 At 5:06 on the day, there was a flow of 5,050 cubic meters per second, which is the fifth flood of the Yellow River in 2020.

  According to the weather forecast and the water conditions in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, the Sanmenxia Reservoir was opened for use at 20 o'clock on August 17, and the Xiaolangdi Reservoir continued to intercept flood and sediment discharge at 1,800 cubic meters per second, creating conditions for Dongping Lake to discharge water.

  At the same time, the Yellow Committee issued the "Circular on the No. 5 Flood of the Yellow River in 2020" to the Water Resources Department of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, and Shandong. Relevant provinces and units are invited to attach great importance to the development of the Xiaobei mainstream of the Yellow River and the Sanmenxia reservoir area. , Dongping Lake flood prevention and related downstream flood prevention work. (Reporter Li Chaoqing, correspondent Li Yaqiang and Zhang Chengdong edited by Le Xiaomin)

Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]