China News Agency, Beijing, July 10 (Reporter Chen Su) A reporter learned from the Chinese Ministry of Water Resources on the 10th that since July 4, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Taihu Lake Basin have experienced heavy rainfall, and 130 rivers have experienced floods above the alarm level. In the next few days, heavy rainfall in the above areas will continue.
Since the 4th, the cumulative surface rainfall in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River is 125 mm, and the cumulative surface rainfall in the Taihu Basin is 131 mm. Affected by rainfall and upstream water, the water level in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake continued to rise. The Jianli River and the following river sections, Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, the tributaries of Dadu River in Sichuan, Xiaojinchuan, Wujiang in Chongqing, Chishui River in Guizhou, Floods above the super-alarm occurred in 130 rivers in 11 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) including Lishui, Hunan, Fushui in Hubei, Xiushui in Jiangxi, Chaohu in Anhui, Qinhuai River in Jiangsu, Xinanjiang in Zhejiang, Minjiang in Fujian, and Fuyishui in Guangxi, of which 22 One river is super safe and 6 rivers are super history.
At present, the water level of Jianli to Datong River and Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River exceeds 0.45 to 2.15 meters. An over-protection flood occurred in the Qiantang River in Zhejiang Province, and the Xin'anjiang Reservoir experienced the largest inflow since its construction. The water level in Taihu Lake and the surrounding river network areas exceeded all warning levels, and at one time over 40 stations exceeded the protection level.
It is expected that in the next few days, there will be moderate to heavy rains and partial heavy rains in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The accumulated rainfall will be 30-50 mm, and the local 60-80 mm; the accumulated rainfall in the Taihu Basin will be 10-30 mm; and the cumulative surface rainfall in the Huaihe River Basin will be 50-80 mm. . According to the Ministry of Water Resources, due to subsequent rainfall, the mouth of the Poyang Lake in the Yangtze River may be exceeded; the rivers and lakes in Hubei, Anhui, and Jiangsu will maintain high water levels, and super-alarm floods may occur in Ganjiang and Fuhe rivers in Jiangxi. Some small and medium-sized rivers in the basin Large floods may occur; the water level of Taihu Lake may continue to rise; the Huaihe River water system will undergo a flood process, and some small and medium-sized rivers in the rainstorm area may have large floods.
On the 10th, the deputy commander-in-chief of the State Defence and the Minister of Water Resources, E Jingping, presided over the meeting and pointed out that the levees in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake levees have a large range of alarms and long durations, which are prone to dangerous situations. In the middle and lower reaches of the embankment patrol and defense and the Three Gorges Reservoir Dispatch, we will do our best to discharge the Taihu Lake floods, reduce the water level of the Taihu Lake and the surrounding river network, do a good job in the Huaihe Flood Dispatch, and prepare for the possible floods. (Finish)