China News Service Taiyuan, October 18 (Yang Jing, Fan Lifang) "During this round of heavy rainfall, the flooded 226 villages in Taiyuan, Jinzhong, Yuncheng, Linfen, and Luliang have all been drained and drained. There are 2,171 units (sets) of equipment and 42.49 million cubic meters of water discharged.” Yang Zhenzhong, deputy director of the Shanxi Provincial Emergency Management Department, said at a press conference on post-disaster recovery and reconstruction held by the Information Office of the Shanxi Provincial People's Government on the 18th.

  At present, Shanxi Province has established a post-disaster recovery and reconstruction leadership group and special work class, clarified the division of work, established a working mechanism, and dispatched a disaster inspection team, a recovery and reconstruction steering group, a technical service team, etc. in a timely manner to conduct verification and guide the disaster-stricken areas to promote post-disaster recovery Reconstruction work.

  According to Yang Zhenzhong, as of the 17th, the fracture of the Xinjiang section of the Fenhe River had closed and the flood drainage was being done with all efforts, and the Hejin section was still in the flood diversion stage.

The breaks of the Qingxu section of the Wuma River and the Qingxu section of the Xiangyu River have been blocked.

The Ciyao River’s Fenyang section and Xiaoyi section’s fractures have been blocked; the Ciyao River’s Jiexiu section is currently being drained of farmland water through the rupture and has not been blocked for the time being.

  The flooded 226 villages in Taiyuan, Jinzhong, Yuncheng, Linfen and Luliang have all been drained.

Of the 3,347 roads blocked by the disaster in Shanxi Province, 3,225 have been rushed through; all 16 railways blocked by the disaster have been rushed through.

  "The order of production and life is being restored in an orderly manner. The relevant departments have allocated disaster relief funds and materials in a timely manner, and the basic lives of the affected people have been effectively guaranteed." Yang Zhenzhong said that at present, there are 836 centralized resettlement sites left in Shanxi Province, resettling 21,000 people affected by the disaster. .

After the National Day holiday, of the 71 schools that failed to resume classes due to the disaster, except for 25 in Xinjiang County, all classes were resumed normally.

  In terms of water conservancy facilities, Shanxi Province has carried out risk assessment and formulated a classified disposal plan.

Infrastructure such as electricity and communication networks have been basically restored.

In addition, coal mines were temporarily suspended due to heavy rainfall, except for 3 mines that have not resumed production, the rest of the mines have resumed production.

Of the 167 scenic spots temporarily closed due to heavy rainfall, 126 have been opened.

The province's autumn grain harvest area is 20.283 million mu, a progress of 52%; the autumn sowing area is 958,000 mu, a progress of 11.9%.

  Yang Zhenzhong stated that in accordance with the Shanxi Provincial Disaster Reduction Commission’s 6-part restoration and reconstruction task arrangement, including speeding up the road blockage, rushing to repair water conservancy infrastructure, and carrying out the investigation and repair of damaged farm houses, the disaster-stricken areas will be basically restored before October 20, 2021. Order production and life; before the end of November 2021, complete the reinforcement of school buildings and complete the resumption of school after the disaster; before the end of January 2022, complete the repair of damaged rural water supply facilities to ensure the safety of rural drinking water.

Do a good job in the repair or reconstruction of damaged farm houses to ensure that all the affected people move in before the Spring Festival.

  “In the next step, we will strengthen overall planning and coordination, in accordance with the'timetable' and'road map' of post-disaster recovery and reconstruction work, and invert the schedule and wall charts of various departments at all levels to promote the recovery and reconstruction work." Yang Zhenzhong said.

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