China News Service, Fuzhou, May 19 (Reporter Long Min) Since May 18, there have been torrential rains in some parts of the coastal areas of Fujian, and heavy rains in some parts; torrential rains have occurred in parts of the inland areas.

According to statistics, the accumulated precipitation from 6 am to 6 am on the 18th, a total of 221 townships in 37 counties (cities, districts) exceeded 50 mm, of which 28 towns in 12 counties (cities, districts) exceeded 100 mm. District Haicang Street 168.0 mm is the largest.

  At present, the Fujian Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, Ningde and Nanping Control Finger have successively initiated Level IV emergency response for rainstorm prevention, and Xiamen has initiated Level III emergency response.

The Flood Control Office of Fujian Province reported on the 19th that according to incomplete statistics, the province transferred 2,869 person-times, dispatched 21 emergency rescue teams with more than 180 people, 5 large-scale pumping equipment, and removed 10 roads or low-lying areas.

Sanming and Longyan carried out anti-hail operations, and Putian, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou carried out artificial rain enhancement operations.

The natural resources department strengthened the monitoring of geological disasters, and the water conservancy department issued a notice to deploy mountain flood defenses.

No disaster report was received.

The main rivers have stable water levels.

  The Fujian Meteorological Bureau reported that this rainfall was the first continuous rainstorm process since the flood season. It has the characteristics of long duration, large accumulated rainfall, and overlapping areas of heavy rainfall. It requires all relevant departments to attach great importance to it, strengthen its duty, and keep it tight. Monitor, resolutely overcome paralysis, promptly and decisively transfer people in dangerous areas, and do a solid job of prevention and response to ensure safety.

  Experts from the Fujian Meteorological Bureau said that some counties and cities in Fuzhou, Nanping, and Ningde have a higher meteorological risk of geological disasters due to the influence of continuous heavy precipitation, and the possibility of geological disasters is relatively high. Therefore, inspections and prevention should be strengthened.

At the same time, it is also necessary to prevent secondary disasters such as mountain torrents, urban and rural waterlogging, floods and landslides in small and medium-sized basins, landslides, and mudslides that may be caused by continuous heavy precipitation in the northern region.

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