China News Service, Nanjing, July 29 (Yang Yanci) At present, the water level in many places in Jiangsu continues to recede. On July 29, 2020, the Jiangsu Provincial Water Resources Department continuously changed the flood warning of Taihu Lake and Huaihe River from orange warning to yellow warning.
At 10 o'clock that day, the Jiangsu Provincial Water Resources Department changed the release of the Taihu Lake flood warning, from orange warning to yellow warning. The warning said that at 9 o'clock on July 29, the average water level of Lake Taihu dropped to 4.49 meters, which was still 0.69 meters above the warning water level and is expected to slow down in the later period.
At 11 o'clock on the same day, the Department of Water Resources of Jiangsu Province changed and issued the flood warning for the Jiangsu section of the Huai River, from orange warning to yellow warning. The warning said that at 10 o'clock, the water level at Xuyi Station on the Huaihe River dropped to 15.40 meters, still exceeding the warning water level by 0.80 meters, and is expected to slow down in the later period.
Jiangsu Water Resources Department lowered the flood warning level of Taihu Lake. The picture shows the aerial photography of Suzhou Taihu Lakeside National Wetland Park on July 25. Photo by Yang Bo
According to the website of the Ministry of Water Resources, the water level of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake fluctuate slowly. The rivers and lakes along the river in Hubei, Anhui and Jiangsu will maintain high water levels; the water level of Taihu Lake will continue to recede; the water level of the upper and middle reaches of the Huai River will generally recede. The water level of Hongze Lake is close to the peak; Sichuan Dadu River, Minjiang River, Tuojiang River and other rivers may have over-alarm floods, and some small and medium-sized rivers in the rainstorm area may have large floods.
In Jiangsu, the rising water level that has lasted for nearly two months has reached an inflection point recently. At present, the water level in Jiangsu section of the Yangtze River, Huaihe River and Taihu Lake is slowly receding.
According to reports from the water resources department, fluctuations in the mainstream of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are slowly receding, and the rivers and lakes along the Yangtze River in Hubei, Anhui, and Jiangsu will maintain high water levels; the water level of Taihu Lake continues to recede; the water level of the upper and middle reaches of the Huai River generally recedes, and the water level of Hongze Lake is close to the peak.
Jiangsu Water Resources Department lowered the flood warning level of Taihu Lake. The picture shows the aerial photography of Suzhou Taihu Lakeside National Wetland Park on July 25. Photo by Yang Bo
The Department of Water Resources of Jiangsu Province reminded governments at all levels and relevant departments in flood-affected areas to continue to organize flood prevention work, and the public to pay attention to disaster avoidance.
In addition, according to the "Emergency Plan for Flood Control and Drought Relief in Jiangsu Province" approved by the Jiangsu Provincial Government, the current flood situation was comprehensively analyzed and judged. Jiangsu Province’s anti-fighting policy decided to change the flood control emergency response in the Yangtze River and Taihu Lake areas of Jiangsu Province to Level II from 20:00 on July 28. Down to level III. All localities and departments will strictly implement flood prevention emergency plans and continue to do a good job in flood prevention and flood fighting. (Finish)