China News Agency, Beijing, June 19 (Reporter Chen Su) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Water Resources of China on the 19th that a large basin-like flood occurred again in the Pearl River.
Affected by the recent rainfall, at 8:00 on the 19th, the water level of the Guangxi Wuzhou Station, the main stream of the Xijiang River in the Pearl River Basin, rose to 20.95 meters, exceeding the warning water level by 2.45 meters, and the corresponding flow was 34,500 cubic meters per second. The flow rate of Guangdong Shijiao Station, the main stream of the Beijiang River in the basin, rose to 12,000 cubic meters per second at 12:00 on the 19th, and was numbered as "Beijiang Flood No. 2 in 2022".
In view of the flood situation of Xijiang and Beijiang, according to the "National Basin Flood Classification Regulations (Trial)" of the Ministry of Water Resources, after comprehensive analysis and judgment, the Pearl River Basin has once again occurred basin-like floods.
According to forecasts, affected by future rainfall, major rivers such as the main stream of Guangxi Xijiang and its tributaries Liujiang and Guijiang, Guangdong Hejiang and Beijiang, Hunan Xiangjiang, Jiangxi Raohe, Xinjiang and Xiushui, Anhui Qingyijiang and Zhejiang Qiantangjiang may occur. Larger floods may occur in some small and medium-sized rivers in heavy rain areas in Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Zhejiang and other places.
On the same day, the Ministry of Water Resources held a Flood Control Chamber of Commerce, and the Pearl River Water Conservancy Committee of the Ministry of Water Resources was connected via video link to analyze and judge the flood situation in the Pearl River and other basins on a rolling basis, and further arranged and deployed flood control and defense work in the Pearl River basin.
It is required to strengthen 24-hour emergency duty, closely monitor rain and flood conditions, roll out forecast and forecast, scientifically dispatch and use water projects, effectively reduce the flood defense pressure on key river sections such as the Wuzhou section of the Xijiang River, and strengthen the safety of reservoirs in heavy rainfall areas. and mountain torrent disaster prevention, do a good job in early warning issuance, danger inspection and emergency protection, and transfer of people in dangerous areas to avoid danger, so as to ensure the safety of people's lives.
The Ministry of Water Resources has maintained a level III emergency response to flood and drought disaster prevention in Guangdong and Guangxi provinces.
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