Xinhua News Agency, Zhengzhou, September 4th (Reporter Sun Qingqing) As a new round of heavy rainfall hits, the Henan Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow rainstorm warning at 1:35 on the 4th, and issued two consecutive warnings at 5 o'clock and 9 o'clock on the 4th. Orange warning of heavy rain.
The orange rainstorm warning issued by the Henan Meteorological Observatory at 9 o'clock on the 4th shows that in the next 3 hours, precipitation in Shangqiu, Zhoukou, Luohe and Pingdingshan, eastern Nanyang and northern Zhumadian and southern Xuchang will reach 50 mm. Above, local areas reach more than 100 mm and are accompanied by strong convective weather such as thunder and lightning and short-term heavy precipitation.
In response to this round of heavy rainfall, on September 2, the Henan Provincial Office of Prevention and Control organized the Provincial Emergency Department, the Provincial Water Resources Department, the Provincial Meteorological Bureau, the Provincial Natural Resources Department and other units to convene a flood prevention conference and chamber of commerce to analyze the rain and water conditions and the flood prevention situation, and determine preventive and countermeasures. .
After research and judgment, there is a risk of mountain torrent disasters in the western mountainous area of Xinxiang, Yubei.
The hilly areas, especially the Zhengzhou, Luoyang and Jiyuan demonstration areas, have a high risk of geological disasters.
Kaifeng and Shangqiu cities in eastern Henan are at risk of flooding in large areas of farmland.
According to the Henan Meteorological Bureau, on the 4th, there were light to moderate showers and thundershowers in the province, including heavy to heavy rains in parts of the northern and central and eastern parts, and heavy rains in the eastern part accompanied by strong convective weather such as short-term heavy rainfall and short-term strong winds. .