China News Service, Nanchang, May 24 (Reporter Wu Pengquan) Jiangxi Hydrological Monitoring Center reported on the evening of the 23rd that the province's Xiuhe River and Le'an River No. 1 floods in 2021 were formed due to rainfall.

　　From 14:00 on May 21 to 20 o'clock on the 23rd, heavy rain fell in the Xiuhe River Basin of Jiangxi Province, with an average rainfall of 90 mm in the basin.

Affected by continuous rainfall, the water level of Xiuhe Yongxiu Hydrological Station rose to a warning water level of 20.00 meters at 20:35 on the 23rd, reaching the flood numbering standard.

According to the "Regulations on Flood Numbering of Major Rivers in Jiangxi Province (Trial)", "Xiuhe No. 1 Flood in 2021" was formed in the lower reaches.

　　From 14:00 on May 22 to 14:00 on the 23rd, heavy rain fell in the Le'an River Basin in Jiangxi, with an average rainfall of 110 mm in the basin.

Affected by heavy rainfall, the water level of the Xiangtun Hydrological Station of Le'an River exceeded the warning water level (38 meters) at 18:00 on the 23rd, reaching the flood numbering standard.

According to the "Regulations on Flood Numbering of Major Rivers in Jiangxi Province (Trial)", "Le'an River No. 1 Flood in 2021" was formed in the middle reaches.

　　Since May this year, Jiangxi, a province in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, has experienced significant rainfall many times.

Affected by rainfall, the water levels of Jiangxi's Gan, Fu, Xin, Rao, Xiuwu Rivers and Poyang Lake have risen to varying degrees.

　　According to the Jiangxi emergency department report, as of 16:00 on May 23, the flood disaster that began on May 19 has caused 562,000 people in Jiangxi to be affected. 15,685 people need emergency shelter and emergency relocation, 5454 people need emergency life assistance, and crops have been affected. It covers an area of ​​40.7 thousand hectares, with an area of ​​1.7 thousand hectares with no harvest, 11 houses and 31 houses collapsed, 112 houses of 58 houses were seriously damaged, and 745 houses of 428 houses were generally damaged. The direct economic loss was 380 million yuan.

　　According to the forecast of the Jiangxi Meteorological Department, from May 26th to 29th, Jiangxi Province will usher in another torrential rain process from north to south.

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