China News Service, Chengdu, August 18 (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) The reporter learned from the Sichuan Provincial Geological Disaster Headquarters Office on the 18th that the province’s 13 cities, including Ya’an, Meishan, Deyang, Chengdu, Leshan, Yibin, and Panzhihua, have geological disaster warning zones. It has successively organized 1,656 hedging transfers, transferring 13,051 households and 42,993 people.

　　From 17:00 on August 17 to 7:00 on August 18, most of the 3 cities of Mianyang, Neijiang, and Ya'an, the northwest of the 3 cities of Guangyuan, Leshan, and Panzhihua, the north of the 2 cities of Suining and Zigong, the west of the 2 cities of Meishan and Nanchong, and the west of Ganzi and Liangshan 2 Heavy rains occurred in the eastern part of the state, and local heavy rains occurred.

The largest rainfall occurred in a village (172.3 mm) in Wenquan Township, Yanbian County, Panzhihua City.

The rest of the area has light to moderate rain and local heavy rain.

　　It is understood that the heavy rainfall has also caused many expressways in Sichuan Province to experience reduced visibility or serious road surface water.

Among them, Pudu Expressway, Miansui Mianyang Section, Jianpu Expressway were all closed due to heavy rain, Leya Expressway, S66 Longhan Expressway Ehan Section, Dejian Expressway, Chengdu Second Ring Expressway, Yurong Expressway Chengnan Expressway, Suizi Expressway Some toll gates of expressways, Zilong Expressway, Chengzilu Expressway, Chengdenan Expressway, etc. will be temporarily closed.

Water accumulated in some areas of Ya'an City.

Photo courtesy of Yabao

　　According to the Sichuan Provincial Geological Disaster Headquarters Office, 1,656 disaster-haven transfers have been organized in various parts of Sichuan during this rainfall, and 13,051 households with 42993 people have been transferred.

2038 hidden danger points in 68 counties (districts) are involved.

Among them, 6178 households with 23535 people were transferred from Liangshan Prefecture, 2265 households with 6646 people in Chengdu, 1198 households with 3,519 people in Ya'an City, 1345 households with 3490 people in Meishan City, 578 households with 1807 people in Deyang City, 419 households with 1501 people in Aba Prefecture, and Leshan City There are 543 households with 1246 people and 235 households with 483 people in Panzhihua City.

　　At 5:10 on the 18th, Ya'an City has updated its orange rainstorm warning to a red warning. In the city’s Yucheng District, Duoying, Daxing and other places, the rainfall has reached more than 100 mm in 3 hours and rainfall (above 20 mm/hour) is likely continued.

The Meteorological Bureau of Leshan City and Jingyan County issued a blue rainstorm warning, and the Meteorological Bureau of Emeishan City and Jiajiang County issued an orange rainstorm warning signal.

The Central District and Shawan District of Leshan City issued a flash flood disaster risk warning, sent 2807 early warning text messages, and transferred 369 people from 114 households in the flash flood risk area and flood-threatened people.

At 8:12 on the 18th, Leshan City has launched an emergency response to level VI flood control.

　　Currently, Sichuan has not received any reports of geological disasters, casualties, or missing persons.

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