China News Service, Nanchang, April 3 (Zhu Ying) A reporter learned from the Jiangxi Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters that as of 10:00 on April 3, the wind and hail disaster that began on March 31 caused 9 facilities in Nanchang, Jiujiang, etc. 93,000 people in districts, cities and 54 counties were affected, and 7 people died due to the disaster.
The picture shows that on April 2, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province encountered strong convective weather, and a building collapsed in a village. Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Zhankun
According to official statistics, the crop damage area in Jiangxi is 57,000 hectares, 12 households with 44 houses collapsed, 80 households with 192 houses were severely damaged, 2,751 households with 4,107 houses were generally damaged, and the direct economic loss was 150 million yuan. The disaster situation is still under further statistical verification.
Jiangxi has entered the strong convection season since March 23, and has so far experienced four severe convective weather processes. At 21:30 on April 2, the Jiangxi Provincial Meteorological Bureau upgraded the emergency response to major meteorological disasters (heavy rain) to Level 2.
At 11:00 on the 3rd, the Jiangxi Provincial Hydrological Monitoring Center issued a blue flood warning. Affected by heavy rainfall, it is expected that floods around the warning level will occur in the Leping City section of the main stream of the Le'an River in the next 5 hours; the water level in the Yongxiu County section of the main stream of the Xiu River fluctuates. It currently exceeds the alarm level by 0.31 meters.
The picture shows that on the evening of April 2, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, experienced heavy rainfall, hail and other strong convective weather, causing water accumulation on some urban roads. Photo by Liu Lixin
The Jiangxi Provincial Prevention and Control Directorate decided to launch a level three flood control emergency response from 22:00 on April 2. All parts of Jiangxi are doing their best to prevent floods. In response to various disasters caused by this extreme thunderstorm, Nanchang City coordinated the timely cleanup and disposal of all counties, development zones, urban management, public security and traffic control departments, and guided all counties and districts to do a good job in the disaster relief work of the affected people. Resettlement and repair of damaged houses; Fuzhou City strengthened monitoring and forecasting of extreme severe convective weather and issued early warning information in a timely manner; Yichun City promptly adjusted and enriched the flood prevention and emergency expert database composed of 169 hydraulic engineers, hydrology and other professional technicians to make sufficient preparations for flood prevention. (over)