China News Service, Beijing, July 19: The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are in the strongest precipitation period in a new round of heavy precipitation. According to weather forecasts, heavy rains in southern Huanghuai, Jianghuai, and eastern Jianghan will continue, and flood control pressures in the Yangtze and Huaihe river basins will continue to increase. Meteorological experts predict that on the 20th, rainfall in the Yangtze River Basin will be significantly weakened, and the location of the main rain belt will rise significantly northward.

On July 18, the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Water Resources released a message to upgrade the red warning of the Nanjing section of the Yangtze River, and the water level of Nanjing Station on the Yangtze River rose to 10.26 meters, a record high. The picture shows that the hydrophilic platform of the Xiaguan section of the Yangtze River in Nanjing was flooded. Photo by Tuobo

The situation of flood control in southern rivers and lakes is severe

　　A new round of violent heavy rain began to show its punches in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River since the 17th. Heavy rains occurred in Chongqing, Jiangsu and Anhui. The flood control situation of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake and Huaihe River and other large rivers and lakes was quite serious.

　　On the 17th, the "Yangtze River Flood No. 2 in 2020" formed in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and passed through the main city of Chongqing on the morning of the 18th. The highest water level in the Chongqing section of the Yangtze River has approached the warning level. Monitoring by the hydrological department showed that the water level of the Changchun Cuntan station at 8:00 on the 18th was 179.36 meters, which was 1.14 meters lower than the warning water level. This is the highest water level in the Chongqing section of the Yangtze River since the flood season this year.

　　On the same day, the Yangtze River flood also rewritten the highest record in Nanjing's hydrological history. At 7:00 a.m. on the 18th, the flood flooded the "10.22 meters in 1954" mark engraved on the Shimeng River surface stone tablet, creating a new record of 10.26 meters. The Jiangsu Provincial Department of Water Resources expects the Yangtze River to maintain flooding for a long time, with high water levels and large flows. Nanjing's high tide level is likely to remain above 10.22 meters in the next week.

　　The water situation in Taihu Lake is also severe. As the water level climbed slowly, the water level of Taihu Lake was 4.7 meters at 8 o'clock on the 18th, exceeding the guaranteed water level, second only to the third place in history, 4.79 meters in 1991. The water conservancy department expects that the water level of Taihu Lake will reach the highest water level of about 4.75 meters around 20 days and exceed the guaranteed level of about 0.1 meters. The river network in the Sunan Canal and Taihu Lake area will maintain a wide range of over-alarms, and the possibility of over-insurance is greater.

　　On the 17th, the No. 1 flood occurred in the Huaihe River this year. According to the Hydrology Bureau of the Huaihe Water Conservancy Commission, as of 19:54 on July 18, the water level of the Wangjiaba station of the main stream of the Huaihe River rose to 28.12 meters, exceeding the warning water level by 0.62 meters. The current water level is still rising. The Huai Committee has upgraded its emergency response to flood and drought disaster prevention from level IV to level III at 6:00 on July 18.

The picture shows that the water level of the main city section of the Yangtze River in Chongqing is rising. Chen Chaoshe

Heavy rains continue to cause high risk of geological disasters in provinces along the Yangtze River

　　As of the morning of the 18th, many rivers and lakes in Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei, Anhui, Zhejiang and other provinces and cities exceeded the guaranteed water level. Then, when will this round of heavy rainfall end and how will the rain belt change in the future?

　　The Central Meteorological Observatory predicts that there will be heavy rains in parts of southern Huanghuai, Jianghuai, eastern Jianghan, central and northern Hunan, eastern Guizhou, southern Sichuan, central and northern Yunnan and eastern Liaoning from 20:00 to 20:00 on July 18. Among them, there are heavy rains (100-200 mm) in parts of western Anhui, northeastern Hubei, and northern Hunan. The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a yellow rainstorm warning at 18:00 on July 18.

　　According to the analysis of Chen Tao, the chief forecaster of the Central Meteorological Observatory, this is the strongest period of this round of precipitation. On the 19th, the rain belt was mainly located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. On the 20th, rainfall throughout the Yangtze River Basin will be significantly weakened. It is estimated that from the 21st to the 23rd, the location of China's main rain belt will increase significantly to the north, and the main rain area will fall from the east of the southwest to Huanghuai and Jianghuai.

　　It should be noted that this round of precipitation has a certain degree of repeatability with the multiple rounds of precipitation since July. Especially in the areas of Hubei, Anhui, and Jiangsu, there is a high degree of rainfall overlap. The Central Meteorological Observatory has issued meteorological warnings (orange) for mountain flood disasters and geological disaster risk warnings. The above-mentioned areas should pay attention to prevent disasters such as torrents, debris flows, small and medium river floods, urban waterlogging, and farmland waterlogging that may be caused by heavy rainfall.

Directly hitting the Taihu Lake in Jiangsu under the red warning of floods: the water level is approaching the embankment and the patrol is kept nonstop

Strictly wait! Start Class I flood control emergency response in multiple locations

　　Successive heavy rains and severe river and lake water conditions have brought great risks and losses to nearby provinces, and various regions have raised the level of emergency response and waited.

　　In Hubei, the water level of the Qingjiang River continued to rise from the 16th to the 17th, and the main roads on both sides of the water accumulated about 2 meters. The urban area of ​​Enshi, Hubei was almost soaked in water, and the air defense alarm sounded. The Enshi City Water Conservancy Flood Control and Drought Relief Branch Headquarters decided on the 17th to upgrade the Enshi City Flood Control Emergency Response to Level I.

　　At present, most parts of Jiangsu have been in Meimei for more than one month. With the increasingly severe flood control situation in the Yangtze River and Taihu Lake, the Taihu Bureau of the Ministry of Water Resources raised the emergency response of flood and drought disaster prevention to level I on the 17th. . It is expected that the water level in the later period will continue to rise, the high water level in Taihu Lake will continue for a long time, and the flood control situation is extremely severe.

　　As of 12:00 on July 18, including the main stream of the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, there are 35 rivers and lakes in the Anhui Province that exceed the warning level. In view of the extremely severe flood and drought disaster prevention situation, the Anhui Provincial Department of Water Resources has decided that since July 18, 2020 15 From now on, the first-level emergency response for flood and drought disaster prevention is initiated. Strengthen rainwater monitoring and early warning, strengthen the dykes of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River main and tributaries, and patrol and defense of small and medium-sized rivers and small and medium-sized reservoirs, strengthen the defense against flash floods, and promptly transfer personnel in hazardous areas. (Finish)