On July 29, the Henan Provincial Government held a flood control and disaster relief press conference. Hong Limin, member of the Standing Committee of the Hebi Municipal Party Committee and Executive Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Government, introduced the latest situation in Junxian and Qixian.

　　Hong Limin said that Jun County and Qi County are located in the east and south of Hebi City respectively. Wei River and Communist Canal run through the whole area of ​​Jun County from southwest to northeast. The main rivers in Qi County involve Cang River, Qi River, Zhaojiaqu, and Side River. Six of the 13 flood storage and detention areas are in Jun County and Qi County, and the flood storage and detention areas are adjacent to each other and connected by slopes.

The two counties are not only the place where flood discharge must pass, but also the key place for flood discharge. The six flood detention areas are contiguous and are called "flood guest houses" by the local people.

　　In Junxian County, due to continuous rainstorms, upstream inflows, and flood discharge from reservoirs, the water levels of Weihe and the communist canal have skyrocketed. There have been flooding, piping, seepage and even bursting of the river embankments. In addition, the opening of 4 flood storage and detention areas in the country has caused Large areas were affected and the losses were extremely heavy.

As of 20 o'clock on the 28th, 588,000 people were affected and the direct economic loss exceeded 9.76 billion yuan.

At present, the flood-fighting and emergency rescue situation in Junxian County is extremely severe, and all efforts are being made to ensure the safety of the people, the safety of the ancient city, and the safety of cultural relics.

　　In Qi County, mountain torrents broke out and roads collapsed in the western mountainous area; the water levels of the Side River and Tuoshui River in the urban area soared, and waterlogging occurred in some areas; the Qihe River, Weihe River, and the Communist Canal in the southeast all exceeded the warning water level.

The affected population was about 172,000, and the direct economic loss reached 4.68 billion yuan. Especially as a large breeding county, a large number of livestock and poultry died and suffered heavy losses.

(Reporter Han Zhangyun produced Li Jiali)

Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】