Chinanews.com, Wuhan, August 12 (Reporter Ma Furong) According to the Hubei Meteorological Bureau on the 12th, Shennongjia and the southeastern part of Huanggang in the province suffered heavy to heavy rains and local heavy rains during the day on the 11th. At night, there were heavy rains in Xiangyang and Suizhou. Heavy rain, accompanied by short-term heavy precipitation and thunder and lightning.

  Rainfall monitoring showed that there were 11 heavy rainstorms in Hubei, among which Yinghe, Yicheng, Xiangyang, had the largest rainfall, reaching 484 mm; 69 heavy rainstorms were mainly distributed in Xiangyang, Suizhou, Xiaogan, Huanggang, and some parts of Shennongjia, Enshi, Jingzhou, and Wuhan; 274 Station rainstorm.

  According to the official report of Yicheng City, since 20 o'clock on August 11th, Yicheng City has been hit by short-term heavy rainfall. As of 6 o'clock on the 12th, Banqiaodian Town, the largest rainfall site, exceeded 400mm, and the city's rainfall was close to 300mm. The maximum value since the weather record.

Photograph by Hu Chuanlin in a culvert in Xiangyang urban area

  Heavy rainfall caused 44 reservoirs in Yicheng to exceed the flood limit, of which the maximum over-flood limit was 1.94 meters.

There is serious water accumulation in some communities and road sections.

Yicheng City launched a flood control level I emergency response at 4 o'clock on August 12th.

  According to Suizhou City Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, the average rainfall in Suizhou City was 59 mm from 8 am on August 11 to 8 am on the 12th, of which 10 townships exceeded 100 mm.

At present, large-scale floods have occurred in the city, and generally small reservoirs are in danger. This round of heavy rainfall has caused serious disasters in Liulin, Hongshan, Changgang, Hedian, Luoyang and other towns, among which Liulin Town has been flooded.

  According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, it is expected that there will be heavy rains, local heavy rains to heavy rains in Suizhou City on the 12th.

In view of the current danger and disaster situation, according to the "Suizhou City Flood Control and Drought Relief Emergency Plan", it was decided to upgrade the flood control level IV emergency response to the level III emergency response at 10 o'clock on August 12th.

  Meteorological data shows that from August 12th to 13th, heavy rainfall in Hubei will continue, and the risk of disaster is high. The Hubei Meteorological Bureau has issued an emergency response to major meteorological disasters (heavy rain) at 10:30 on August 12th. Level is upgraded to Level III.

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