China News Service, Chongqing, August 22 (Reporter Liu Xianglin) The reporter learned from the Chongqing Emergency Management Bureau on the 22nd that the "Jialing River No. 2 Flood in 2020" and the "Yangtze River No. 5 Flood in 2020" affected the water level of Chongqing site to fall to alert. Below the water level, the local emergency flood control situation is effectively controlled. The Chongqing Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (Chongqing Emergency Bureau) decided to adjust the city's flood control level I emergency response to flood control level IV emergency response.
The picture shows the fire rescue team of Chongqing Dadukou District helping the affected residents to resume their normal lives. Photo courtesy of the Fire Rescue Detachment, Dadukou District, Chongqing
Affected by the continuous heavy rainfall in the Sichuan Basin, the Yangtze River will form the No. 5 flood in 2020, and the Jialing River will form the No. 2 flood in 2020. This is the largest flood of the major rivers in Chongqing after flooding this year, and it is also a rare major flood in the history of the Chongqing section of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River. flood. In response to this round of floods, Chongqing initiated a flood control level I emergency response on August 18 and entered an emergency flood control period. This is the first level of emergency response to flood prevention in Chongqing since records.
According to the survey and report of the Chongqing Hydrological Department, at 8 o'clock on August 22, the water levels at Cuntan Station, Caiyuanba Station, Chaotianmen Station on the Yangtze River, Ciqikou Station on the Jialing River and other stations all fell below the warning water level. So far, the "Jialing River No. 2 Flood in 2020" and the "Yangtze River No. 5 Flood" have passed through the central city of Chongqing.
The picture shows the fire rescue team of Chongqing Dadukou District helping the affected residents to resume their normal lives. Photo courtesy of the Fire Rescue Detachment, Dadukou District, Chongqing
The Chongqing Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (Chongqing Municipal Emergency Bureau) stated that since the impact of the disaster has not been completely eliminated, the Chongqing Municipal Prevention Guidance (Municipal Emergency Bureau) organized a professional consultation and decided that from 17:00 on August 22, flood control will be level I. The emergency response was adjusted to flood prevention level IV emergency response, and the district and county governments coordinated and directed follow-up actions.
The Chongqing Municipal Prevention and Control Commission (City Emergency Bureau) requires that relevant districts and counties continue to maintain their working conditions during flood control, promote combat styles, continue to maintain an emergency duty mechanism, and ensure that they are at their posts, on-site, and in the state, and carry out comprehensive risk investigations. We will do a good job in the restoration and reconstruction of epidemic prevention and killing, disaster inspection, investigation and evaluation, expropriation compensation, insurance claims, social assistance, publicity and guidance, etc., to strictly prevent secondary disasters and accidents, and resume normal production and life in an orderly manner as soon as possible. Relevant departments at the municipal level in Chongqing shall promptly dispatch a working group to strengthen assistance and guidance.
According to the Chongqing Water Conservancy Bureau, given that the flood has passed through the central urban area of the main city of Chongqing, the current water potential in the Three Gorges Reservoir area has stabilized, and the water levels at the main stations of the Chongqing section of the Yangtze River and Jialing River have fallen below the warning level. After discussion and judgment, the Chongqing Water Conservancy Bureau decided to terminate the flood defense level I emergency response at 11:00 on August 22.