(Economic Observation) China's high-level deployment: improving the ability to prevent and respond to major emergencies

　　China News Service, Beijing, July 26th. Title: China's high-level deployment: Improving the ability to prevent and respond to major emergencies

　　China News Agency reporter Chen Su

　　In response to the recent severe flood disasters in Henan and other places, on the 26th, Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, hosted a video conference on flood relief and flood prevention at the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, requesting a serious summary of experience and lessons, and improvement of emergency plans. And related systems to improve the ability to prevent and respond to major emergencies.

Facing sudden flood situation: coordinated mobilization of multiple departments

　　Since the 17th, Henan and other places have encountered extreme heavy rainfall, which is rare in history. In the face of sudden floods, China's emergency, water conservancy, meteorology, and transportation departments have coordinated and mobilized to do their best in emergency response.

　　The Meteorological Department took the lead in researching and judging that at 19:00 on the 16th, the China Meteorological Administration initiated a level III emergency response to major meteorological disasters (heavy rain), and at 8 am on the 21st, it was upgraded to level II.

Since the 17th, the Henan Meteorological Department has issued 1,427 warnings about thunder and lightning, rainstorms, and strong winds. Zhengzhou City has issued 11 orange and red rainstorm warning signals since the night of the 19th. The total number of SMS recipients reached 120 million.

　　In the face of heavy rainfall in Zhengzhou, the National Defense Agency launched a third-level flood control emergency response on the evening of the 20th, and further upgraded the flood control emergency response to a second-level emergency response on the 21st, and urgently held a meeting to organize the transfer of personnel to avoid danger.

At the same time, the Emergency Management Department immediately launched a cross-regional reinforcement plan for fire rescue teams, and urgently dispatched fire rescue and water rescue professional teams from neighboring provinces and cities to rush to help Henan disaster relief.

　　In addition, the transportation, medical, and housing construction departments also urgently activated emergency plans to respond to the Henan floods.

　　On the 26th, the Office of the Work Safety Committee of the State Council, the National Defense Office, the Ministry of Emergency Management, and the Ministry of Transport jointly held a national urban subway safety precaution video conference, requesting inferences about the Henan Zhengzhou subway accident and implementing subway flood prevention safety measures with a strong bottom line thinking. Strictly implement local leadership responsibilities, early warning and response, and emergency response measures. In case of emergencies, natural disasters, etc., which endanger operational safety, the subway operating unit must deal with it decisively according to law, suspend the operation of some sections or the entire network in accordance with regulations, and promptly initiate emergency protection Plan and report to the competent department of subway traffic operations.

　　Sun Jianping, dean of the Institute of Urban Risk Research of Tongji University, said that the main feature of urban security risks is uncertainty. Through the resumption of the Henan rainstorm, lessons learned can continuously improve the city's emergency plans.

　Waiting for the critical period of flood control

　　At present, China is in the critical period of flood control of "seven lower and eight upper". The meteorological department predicts that China will still have heavy precipitation in the latter part of the flood period, and the precipitation will show phase changes. From early to mid-August, the southwestern part of the northeastern region and the eastern part of the northwestern region , Jiangnan, South China and other places have a lot of precipitation. It is necessary to prevent floods, geological disasters and urban and rural waterlogging that may be caused by phased heavy precipitation and strong local convective weather.

August is the active typhoon season, and the coastal areas of South China and East China need to guard against the disasters of heavy rainfall, gales and storm surges caused by typhoons.

　　In response to the flood that may appear in the later period, various departments in China have been ready to fight.

Facing the impact of the recent typhoon "fireworks" on Zhejiang and Shanghai, as well as the possible heavy rainfall in the later period of Henan, the Central Meteorological Observatory continuously issued an orange rainstorm warning; the emergency management department held a meeting on the 26th and proposed that this year is a special year and the flood prevention and disaster relief tasks are very important. It is onerous, we must base ourselves on the prevention of major floods, fight against major floods, rescue major dangers, and rescue major disasters, firmly stick to the goal of "undead, less injury, and less loss", and continue to do our best in flood prevention and relief and typhoon response work in Henan. Win the tough battle of flood prevention and disaster relief.

　　Jia Xiaolong, deputy director of the National Climate Center, said in an interview with reporters recently that under the background of global warming, extreme weather and climate events are becoming more and more intense. A large number of studies have confirmed that as the climate warms, the atmosphere can accommodate more before saturation. Water vapor and extreme heavy precipitation are more likely to occur.

　　Regarding improving the accuracy of extreme weather forecasts, Chen Tao, chief forecaster of the Central Meteorological Observatory, said that extreme weather involves many small and medium-scale weather development mechanisms. Forecasting the intensity of extreme rainstorms, extreme high temperatures, and super typhoon paths is still a common problem faced by the world. .

In the future, atmospheric science will focus on improving this field and continuously improve its ability to forecast extreme weather.

　　The frequent occurrence of extreme weather events caused by global warming puts forward higher and more urgent requirements for improving the country's ability to respond to major emergencies.

　　Regarding the subsequent flood prevention work, Li Keqiang said he would "do not relax" and "go all out."

Intensify monitoring and forecasting of rain and flood conditions and typhoons, strengthen early warning and response mechanisms, achieve timely early warning and timely response, and improve emergency response capabilities and self-protection awareness of the people.

　　He emphasized that it is necessary to refine and consolidate all aspects, levels, and links of responsibilities, and assign them to people, and seriously hold accountability for those who neglect their duties.

Earnestly sum up experience and lessons, improve emergency response plans and related systems, and improve the ability to prevent and respond to major emergencies.

Improve emergency response plans and related systems to improve the ability to prevent and respond to major emergencies.

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