China News Service, August 3, according to the WeChat official account of the Ministry of Emergency Management, at 13:00 on August 2, the National Disaster Reduction Commission and the Ministry of Emergency Management launched a national level IV disaster response response to the severe flooding in Hebei Province since late July. Send a working group to the disaster area to guide and help the disaster area to ensure the basic livelihood of the people affected by the disaster.
Since late July, Handan and Xingtai in Hebei Province have suffered severe floods due to the superimposed effects of extreme heavy rainfall, wind and rain caused by Typhoon No. 6 "Fireworks" and recent upstream water.
As of August 2, the disaster caused 654,000 people in 37 counties (cities, districts) in 4 cities including Handan, Xingtai, Shijiazhuang, etc., with 2 deaths. A total of 103,000 people were relocated and resettled, and nearly 9,400 people needed emergency living assistance; 200 More than houses collapsed and more than 1,500 were damaged to varying degrees; the area of crops affected was 36.2 thousand hectares; the direct economic loss was 660 million yuan.
Disaster losses are still under investigation and statistics.
The Hebei Provincial Disaster Reduction Commission and the Emergency Management Department have already initiated the provincial level III disaster relief emergency response. Together with the Department of Finance, they have allocated 3.17 million yuan in provincial disaster relief funds and allocated provincial relief supplies to support the disaster-stricken areas to ensure the basic livelihood of the affected people.