China News Agency, Beijing, June 7 (Reporter Chen Su) A reporter learned from the Chinese Ministry of Emergency Management on the 7th that in the next three days, there will continue to be heavy rainfall in the southern region, China National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (hereinafter referred to as the National Defense General) Initiate flood control level IV emergency response.

  Since June 1, the strongest rainfall process has occurred in southern China since flooding, with cumulative rainfall of 100-250 mm in most parts of southern Jiangxi, central and northern China, and eastern southwest. Affected by it, 52 rivers in 8 provinces (autonomous regions) including Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, and Yunnan have flooded above the warning level.

The picture shows June 6, Chengjiang Town, Taihe County, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province. Heavy rain caused flooding of farmland and roads. China News Service issued Deng Heping photo

  On the 7th, the Central Meteorological Observatory raised the rainstorm warning level to yellow again. It is expected that in the next three days, Jiangnan, South China, and Southwest China will continue to have heavy rainfall. The cumulative rainfall will be 100-200 mm, and the local area of ​​Guangxi Northwest may reach 300-400 mm. . In terms of flood conditions, the Wuzhou section of the main stream of the Xijiang River in Guangxi will be over-alarmed, the Xuanjiang main stream from Wuxuan to the Guiping section and the tributary of the Guijiang River will remain over-alarmed, and Fujian Minjiang Futun Stream will be over-alarmed again.

  On the 7th, the National Defense Agency organized emergency, water conservancy, meteorological and other departments to convene a chamber of commerce to analyze and judge the development situation of rain and flood conditions. Duty inspection and defense, do a good job in flood control of reservoirs (hydropower stations), flood control of small and medium-sized rivers, defense of geological disasters from mountain floods, prevention of urban waterlogging, etc., move people in dangerous areas in advance to minimize disaster losses.

  At 16:00 on the same day, the State General Defence General Administration launched a flood control level IV emergency response and sent a working group to Guangxi to guide the flood prevention work. (Finish)