China News Service, Taiyuan, October 12 (Gao Ruifeng) The Shanxi Provincial Government Information Office held a press conference on the 12th to introduce the situation of flood prevention and disaster relief.
The heavy rainfall has caused 1,757,100 people in the province to suffer disasters, direct economic losses of 5.029 billion yuan, and 15 deaths due to the disaster.
From October 2nd to 7th, many places in Shanxi Province encountered long-term, wide-ranging, and intense rainfall. 37 rivers broke out with floods of more than 50 cubic meters per second, and 42 reservoirs were operating beyond the flood limit water level. Wuma River , Xiangyu River, Fen River, Ciyao River and other dikes breached.
On October 11, in Jiexiu City, Shanxi Province, rescuers used water pumps, "dragon suction" and other equipment to discharge floods.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Wei Liang
According to Wang Qirui, director of the Emergency Management Department of Shanxi Province, 1,757,100 people in 76 counties (cities, districts) in 11 cities in the province were affected, with an area of 3.5769 million mu of crops affected; 19,500 collapsed houses and 18,200 severely damaged; emergency resettlement 12,100 people, 15 people died and 3 people were missing due to the disaster.
Affected by this wave of heavy rainfall, 6021.36 kilometers of roads in Shanxi Province were damaged, of which 5,022 kilometers were rural roads; water conservancy facilities in 653 towns in 87 counties (cities, districts) were damaged to varying degrees, including 26 hydropower stations and 46 sluices , 1177 irrigation facilities, etc.
According to Wang Qirui, 4,520 tents, 6,600 folding beds, 24,600 cotton underwear, 12,120 quilts, and 9,800 cotton mattresses have been urgently allocated for disaster relief.
At present, the dyke of the Xinjiang section of the Fenhe River has been closed, the Fenyang section of the Ciyao River has been closed, and the upper line of the Changyuan River Bridge on the Nantongpu Line has been restored to traffic.
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