China News Service, Guangzhou, June 20 (Reporter Wang Jian) The reporter learned from the Pearl River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources (hereinafter referred to as the "Pearl River Commission") on the 20th that due to the continuous heavy rainfall since the 16th, "Xijiang No. 4 in 2022" The "Flood" and "Beijiang Flood No. 2 in 2022" occurred on the 19th and developed into a large watershed flood again.
At present, the Pearl River Commission maintains a level III emergency response to flood and drought disaster prevention.
The Guangxi Working Group of the Pearl River Committee is still assisting and guiding the local defense work on the front line of flood control.
According to the Pearl River Commission, the heavy rainfall for several days caused the water level of Wuzhou Station, the main stream of the Xijiang River, to rise to 20.95 meters at 8:00 on the 19th, exceeding the warning water level by 2.45 meters. The flood numbering standards of the Ministry of Finance's "Regulations on Flood Numbering of Major Rivers in China" are numbered as "Xijiang Flood No. 4 in 2022" and "Beijiang Flood No. 2 in 2022", and they have once again developed into large watershed floods.
The Pearl River Commission predicts that in the next three days, the heavy rainfall process in the basin will continue, and the water levels of major rivers will continue to rise or maintain high water levels.
In the past few days, the Pearl River Commission has closely monitored the rain conditions, water conditions, flood conditions, and industrial conditions in the basin in accordance with the deployment requirements of the Ministry of Water Resources. Guangxi Water Resources Department, China Southern Power Grid, Guangxi Power Grid and other departments finely dispatched 24 reservoirs in the main and tributaries of the Xijiang River, including the Longtan and Yantan of the Hongshui River, Baise of the Yujiang River, Xijin, Luojiu of the Liujiang River, Qingshitan of the Guijiang River, etc. Reservoir scheduling within the jurisdiction gives full play to the role of reservoir groups in the basin to block floods, cut peaks and shift peaks.
At the same time, the General Office of Pearl River Defense has issued notices to the relevant provinces (autonomous regions) and water conservancy departments for many times, requesting to do a good job in dyke inspection and defense, reservoir safety flood control, engineering scheduling, mountain torrent disasters and flood defense for small and medium rivers, and urban flood control and drainage. , personnel transfer and avoidance, hazardous chemicals and water vessel safety control, on-duty duty and information reporting.
In addition, the daily telephone spot checks the flood control duty of the relevant cities in the heavy rainfall area, and timely reminds and guides the localities to do a good job in the rainstorm and flood prevention work.
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