China News Service, Xi'an, October 10 (Reporter Alena) Many parts of Shaanxi have recently experienced cooling and rainy weather, and some parts of the province have snowed on the 10th.
Affected by continuous rainfall, a total of 239,000 people in Dali County, Shaanxi were affected, and 491,000 mu of farmland was flooded.
Xi'an on the 10th was already chilly, and the drizzle mixed with the cold wind made people feel winter.
Recently, the city has experienced cliff-like cooling and intermittent rainfall, which directly "from summer to winter" within half a month.
"Recently I have frequently changed clothes, from short-sleeved skirts to jackets and sweaters to down jackets, and I have felt the cooling of the'seasonal'." Xi'an citizen Zhou Aiting said that she could feel the slightest chill in her house on weekends, and she was still open for a while. The air conditioner is used for heating.
Snow fell in parts of Shaanxi Baoji, Xianyang, Tongchuan and other places that day.
Pieces of snowflakes fall, adding a sense of winter.
Affected by rain and snow, some expressways in Shaanxi were affected.
The entrance to Shimen toll gate of Tongxun Expressway is closed, and all toll gate entrances between Xinglong and Xunyi North of Xianxun Expressway are closed.
Since October 1st, Shaanxi has experienced moderate to heavy rains, local torrential rains, and landslides, mudslides and other geological disasters caused by severe rainstorms and floods in many places.
On the 9th, the province upgraded the provincial-level natural disaster relief emergency response to level III.
The Emergency Management Department of Shaanxi Province has dispatched 3 working groups to the front lines of Baoji, Weinan, Yan'an and other disaster-stricken areas to conduct disaster inspections and guide disaster relief work.
Dali County in Shaanxi has experienced 5 consecutive rainfall processes in more than a month, with short intervals, long durations, and large precipitation. The cumulative rainfall is 681 mm, which is about 60% higher than the average for the same period in the previous years.
On the 7th, the flow of Luohe Zhuangtou Station reached 1,560 cubic meters per second, which was the largest flow since 1999, causing the lower reaches of the Luohe River to flood its embankments.
On the 9th, due to the long-term high water level operation in the lower reaches of the Luo River, the Chaoyi production embankment in Zhaodu Town, Dali County was flooded, causing more than 18,000 people in 10 administrative villages in the area to be evacuated.
According to incomplete statistics, as of 22:00 on the 9th, due to heavy rains and floods in the Luohe River of the Weihe River, Dali County has suffered a total of 239,000 people, 491,000 mu of farmland has been flooded, and many roads, water conservancy, power and other infrastructure facilities have been damaged.
At present, various rescue and disaster relief work is proceeding in an orderly manner.
In the next few days, some parts of Shaanxi are still forecast to rain.
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