China News Service, Baoding, July 18 (Lv Zihao, Feng Yinghua) The Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Office of Yixian County, Baoding City, Hebei Province, recently reported that from the night of July 16 to 11:00 on July 18, there were heavy rainstorms in the county, with an average of the whole county. The amount of precipitation was 160.3 mm, and heavy rain caused floods.

Up to now, 12 bridges and part of the mountain have collapsed, more than 3,500 meters of roads have been damaged, 3,765 people involved in danger have been transferred, and there have been no casualties.

The Yihezhuang Bridge in the North Yishui River section of Yixian County was damaged by floods.

Photo courtesy of Yi County Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Office

  According to Ma Liansheng, Director of the Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Office of Yixian County, as of 11:00 on July 18, the county’s average precipitation this year was 477.7mm, which was 121.6% more than the previous year (215.6mm). Since the flood season, the county’s average precipitation has been The volume is 397.6mm, which is 325% more than the previous year (93.6mm).

From 20:00 on July 16 to 11:00 on July 18, the county received heavy rainstorms. The county’s average precipitation was 160.3mm. There were 43 heavy rainstorm sites. The heavy rain caused Juma River, Beiyi River and Zhongyi in the county. The water level of the Shuihe, Caohe, and Baohe rivers soared and flooded. Among them, the discharge of Beiyishui River reached 527 cubic meters per second, which was the largest flood since 1963.

Rescue team members are diverting people involved in danger.

Photo courtesy of Yi County Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Office

  Ma Liansheng revealed that there are 15 small and medium-sized reservoirs in Yixian. Among them, the medium-sized reservoirs are Wanglong Reservoir and Matou Reservoir. At present, the overflow of Wanglong Reservoir overflow is 20 cubic meters per second due to the off-peak dispatching.

Eleven of the small reservoirs overflowed normally, and the remaining two small reservoirs did not exceed the flood limit water level.

  Ma Liansheng said that at present, the floods have caused 12 bridges and part of the mountain to collapse, more than 3,500 meters of roads were damaged, 431 acres of farmland and 260 acres of fruit trees were affected to varying degrees, 10 uninhabited houses collapsed, and 7 houses were damaged. , There were no casualties.

The military camp bridge in Yixian County was cut off.

Photo courtesy of Yi County Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Office

  It is reported that in response to the severe convective weather process from July 16 to July 18, Yi County arranged early deployment, requiring leaders at all levels of the county, township, and village to be on duty to organize flood prevention work. The county organized more than 5,000 rescue team members. ;According to the forecast of the meteorological department and the notification of the province and city, 537 early warning messages were issued through WeChat, SMS, early warning broadcast, etc., and 227 warning broadcasts were made; the flood prevention four-level emergency response was launched at 15:00 on July 17, at 5:00 on July 18 The third-level flood control emergency response was initiated at 30 minutes; the county flood control and drought relief headquarters commander, the first deputy commander, and the executive deputy commander were dispatched by the town headquarters, and the county flood control office, the townships and the member units of the control team were on duty 24 hours; the flood control war zone The commander, the leaders at all levels of subcontracted towns, reservoirs, and key villages all sank to the front line, made every effort to prevent and respond to this heavy rainfall, and transferred 1,270 households and 3,765 people in danger ahead of time; pay close attention to 28 geological disasters. In the development area, 8 tailings reservoirs, and 227 flash flood disaster villages, timely release of rain and dangerous conditions; timely grasp of rain and water information in the upper reaches of the Juma River, and do a good job in preventing and responding to water for tourists; statistics of the disaster situation, and full efforts to do post-disaster reconstruction. (Finish)