The largest flood ever recorded in Beijiang, Guangdong
The Pearl River Guard has upgraded the flood control emergency response to level I; the rain belt has moved northward, and the rainfall in southern China tends to end
According to the Ministry of Water Resources, from 12:00 on June 21 to 12:00 on June 22, 99 rivers across the country experienced floods exceeding the alarm level, among which the Beijiang River in Guangdong, Le'an River in Jiangxi and other rivers experienced the largest floods since the measured records.
Affected by the recent heavy rainfall, the No. 2 flood in the Beijiang River in the Pearl River Basin this year will develop into a catastrophic flood this year, and the No. 4 flood in the Xijiang River this year is evolving. The water level will continue to rise and will maintain a high water level for a long time.
At 22:00 on June 21, the Pearl River Defence Center upgraded the flood control level II emergency response to level I.
In addition, according to the news released by the Central Meteorological Observatory, starting from June 22, the rainfall belt left South China and moved northward all the way.
The Central Meteorological Observatory issued a blue rainstorm warning at 10:00 on June 22.
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From 12:00 on the 21st to 12:90 on the 22nd, floods exceeding the alarm level occurred in 99 rivers
Since June, there have been heavy rains in many parts of the south, bringing secondary disasters such as urban waterlogging and floods to some areas.
River water levels in many provinces have skyrocketed and floods have been severe.
According to statistics from the Central Meteorological Observatory, from June 12 to 21, the main rainfall areas were located in Jiangnan, South China, southern and western Yunnan, and southern Guizhou, with a cumulative rainfall of 60-120 mm, of which northern Jiangxi, western and southern Zhejiang, Fujian, Parts of eastern and northern Guangdong, northern Guangxi and other places have 200-350 mm, and local areas are more than 500 mm.
The cumulative rainfall in the above-mentioned areas is significantly higher than that of the same period of normal years, and the cumulative rainfall in many places exceeds the historical extreme value for the same period.
Heavy rainfall has caused river water levels to skyrocket, flooding dozens of rivers.
According to the Ministry of Water Resources, from 12:00 on June 21st to 12:00 on the 22nd, the middle and lower reaches of the Xijiang River in the Pearl River Basin, the Liujiang River and Guijiang River in Guangxi, the Beijiang River in Guangdong, the Xiangjiang River in Hunan, the Poyang Lake District in Jiangxi, the Le'an River, Xiushui, Xinjiang, and Qiantang in Zhejiang Jiang, Fujian Jianxi and other 99 rivers experienced floods above the warning level, with the maximum exceeding the warning range of 0.01-9.95 meters. Among them, 2 rivers experienced excessive floods, and rivers such as Beijiang River in Guangdong and Le'an River in Jiangxi experienced the largest floods since recorded records.
It is expected that in the next 24 hours, the main streams of the middle and lower reaches of the Xijiang River, the Liujiang River and the Guijiang River in Guangxi, the Beijiang River in Guangdong, the Xiangjiang River in Hunan, the Poyang Lake District in Jiangxi, the Le'an River and the Xiushui River will maintain the alarm.
At 18:00 on June 22, the Ministry of Water Resources and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued an orange mountain torrent disaster warning.
It is expected that from 20:00 on June 22 to 20:00 on June 23, there is a high possibility of mountain torrent disasters (yellow warning) in parts of southeastern Jilin, central and southern Sichuan, and northwestern Yunnan (yellow warning). Among them, local occurrences in central Sichuan The possibility of flash flood disaster is high (orange warning).
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The rain belt will move northward to Henan, Shandong and other previously drier and arid regions or welcome rainfall
The rainfall situation in my country will be significantly adjusted. The continuous heavy rainfall in southern China tends to end, and the rainfall in the north will gradually increase.
Starting from June 22, the rain belt will leave the southern China region that has been entrenched for many days and move north all the way.
In the next three days, there will be rainfall in Northeast China, North China, Huanghuai, Jianghuai and other places one after another. This round of rainfall will cover Henan, Shandong and other places that were drier and arid before.
According to the Central Meteorological Observatory, it is expected that from the 22nd, the rainfall in Guangxi, Guangdong, Hunan and Jiangxi will be significantly weakened, mainly scattered rainfall; Huanghuai, Jianghuai, and the northern part of Jiangnan along the river, from 26th to 29th in Northeast China, North China, Huanghuai, Jianghuai and other places.
It is expected that from the night of the 22nd to the 24th, there will be moderate to heavy rains in the northern part of North China, the southeastern part of the Northwest China, the central and southern parts of the Northeast China, Huanghuai, Jianghuai, the riverside areas in northern Jiangnan, the Sichuan Basin, Guizhou, and northwestern Guangxi. There are heavy rains and local heavy rains in parts of northern Liaoning, central and eastern Jilin, western Shandong, eastern Henan, central and southern Anhui, southern Jiangsu, eastern Hubei, southern and central Sichuan Basin, accompanied by short-term heavy precipitation, thunderstorms and strong winds, etc. Strong convective weather.
Beijing News reporter Wang Jingxi
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Guangdong fully fights Beijiang flood
Affected by the continuous heavy rainfall, the No. 2 flood in Beijiang this year will develop into a catastrophic flood.
Guangdong launched the highest-level flood control emergency response. Party members and cadres rushed to the front line to transfer and resettle people. Emergency rescue forces rushed to the severely-stricken Shaoguan and Qingyuan cities. The people actively rescued themselves and reconstructed their homes.
All parties united as one and resolutely won the battle against floods and disaster relief.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Tian Jianchuan Zhan Yijia Xiong Jiayi
Affected by heavy rainfall, the water level of Beijiang continues to rise
The Beijiang River is one of the main streams of the Pearl River system. It mainly flows through Shaoguan City, Qingyuan City, and Foshan City in Guangdong Province.
The safety of Beijiang is related to the safety of the densely populated and economically developed Pearl River Delta urban agglomeration downstream.
The Guangdong Provincial Department of Water Resources reported on the 22nd that due to the continuous heavy rainfall and upstream water, the water level of the main stream of the Beijiang River continued to rise. The Shijiao Station of the main stream of the Beijiang River is expected to have a peak flow of 20,000 cubic meters per second around the 23rd. Maximum flood downstream.
The city of Shaoguan, on the upper reaches of the Beijiang River, was severely damaged by the flood.
On the morning of the 22nd, the reporter saw along the Beijiang River in the central urban area of Shaoguan that the water level had begun to drop after the flood peak, and thick weeds were entwined on the lampposts of the river embankment, showing the ferocity of the flood at that time.
Qingyuan City in the lower reaches of the Beijiang River is still facing severe flood conditions.
According to the monitoring data of the hydrological department, as of 12:00 on the 22nd, the water level of the Beijiang River in the urban area of Yingde City under the jurisdiction of Qingyuan City reached 35.95 meters, exceeding the warning water level by 9.95 meters.
The flood report issued by the Ministry of Water Resources on the 21st shows that the No. 2 flood of the Beijiang River this year will develop into a catastrophic flood, and the No. 4 flood of the Xijiang River this year is evolving, and the water level will continue to rise and will maintain a high water level for a long time.
The Pearl River Water Conservancy Committee of the Ministry of Water Resources announced on the 22nd that in order to avoid the superposition of flood peaks in the Xijiang and Beijiang, the water resources department activated 24 large and medium-sized reservoirs in the main and tributaries of the Xijiang to block floods, cut peaks, and stagger peaks, and strengthen the drainage control of the Datangxia Reservoir.
At present, 1.4 billion cubic meters of floodwaters have been stored in major reservoirs of the Xijiang River, and efforts have been made to reduce the flood peak flow in the lower reaches of the Xijiang River and create favorable conditions for the safe discharge of floods in the Beijiang River.
24 towns and streets in Yingde City were affected to varying degrees
In the face of the flood situation, Guangdong responded quickly.
On the evening of the 21st, the Guangdong Provincial Flood Control, Drought and Wind Control Headquarters raised the emergency response to flood control to the highest level, requiring key areas to resolutely take one or more necessary measures such as suspension of classes, work, production, operation, and business, and go all out to ensure that People's lives and property are safe, and disaster losses are minimized.
The continuous heavy rainfall caused disasters such as mountain torrents, road collapses, flooding of farmland, and urban waterlogging in Yingde City, and 24 towns and streets were affected to varying degrees.
At noon on the 22nd, the reporter saw at the exit of Lianjiangkou of Leguang Expressway that the road leading to Lianjiangkou Town of Yingde City had been blocked by floods, and the local village cadres were rowing boats to transport 20 boxes of mineral water and other materials to the village.
"It has been raining heavily in the past few days. Last night (21st), this road could not be used for cars. Starting from this morning (22nd), we will take turns to send mineral water, bread, instant noodles and other materials in." Lianjiangkou Town Xia Xiao Chunyan, a staff member of the village committee of Bu Village, said that most of the villagers in the village were evacuated, and some villagers took shelter at high places.
In order to ensure the livelihood of the villagers, three batches of materials have been sent to the village that morning.
On the Zhenjiang Bridge spanning the Beijiang River, the reporter saw that all the roads in Binjiang Park were submerged by the rising flood water, and the street lights of the riverside plank road only exposed the top.
The river near the Jiangwan Bridge was flooding the embankment, and hundreds of party members piled blue sandbags one by one on the embankment to reinforce the "defense line".
The on-site staff of the Yingde Water Conservancy Bureau said that the local police, staff and volunteers have been mobilized in advance to heighten and reinforce the dam, and the dam built with sandbags is more than 300 meters long.
The Guangdong Provincial Department of Emergency Management dispatched rescue forces and materials to urgently support Yingde City.
As of 8:00 on the 22nd, a total of 50 assault boats and rubber boats have been dispatched from Foshan and other places to support, the power department has sent 10 generator vehicles to Yingde, and Guangzhou, Huizhou and other places have also sent rescue teams to assist Yingde's rescue and disaster relief work. .
Properly resettle the affected people and restore their homes
The reporter learned from the emergency and water conservancy department of Guangdong Province that on the 22nd, part of the flood storage and detention area in Qingyuan City was opened, and more than 30,000 people had been urgently transferred in advance.
Yingde City Gymnasium is the resettlement site for the local disaster-stricken people.
The reporter saw at the scene that there were thousands of affected people in the gymnasium, the basketball court was covered with camp beds, and volunteers were distributing water and snacks to the masses.
"Because of the limited space, the elderly and children sleep on the camp bed on the basketball court, and the adults will deal with them on the seat." Tan Jianxiong, a villager in Jiangwan Village, Yingcheng Town, told reporters, "The breakfast is very rich, and the children have milk to drink."
After the flood peak passed, the rebuilding of homes, dredging and drainage work began rapidly.
On the 22nd, there was no rainfall in the urban area of Shaoguan, but many areas were still flooded.
The reporter saw along the Yanjiang Road on both sides of the Beijiang River. People were holding brooms, buckets, and shovels to clean up the mud and water on the first floor. The furniture soaked in water was also taken to the street to dry.
Several staff members of the market supervision department of Zhenjiang District, Shaoguan City are helping merchants along the street to clean up their stores.
Lei Guofei, director of the Donghe Market Supervision Office, said that they distributed post-flood prevention guidelines to businesses to help businesses, especially restaurants, clean and disinfect so that they can resume operations as soon as possible.