China News Service, Changsha, May 30 (Fu Jingyi) The Hunan Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters released on the 30th. According to the current flood situation and weather forecast, and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Hunan Provincial Flood Control Emergency Plan", the Hunan Provincial Defense Index decided to start from May Starting from 1:00 on the 30th, a flood control level IV emergency response will be launched.

  According to the report, Changsha, Yueyang, Loudi, Huaihua, Xiangtan, Zhuzhou, Shaoyang, Hengyang, Yiyang and other places are the key areas for the current flood control and disaster relief work.

All departments at all levels quickly implemented relevant work measures in accordance with emergency response requirements, and focused on areas prone to mountain torrents, potential geological disasters, small and medium-sized rivers, low-lying areas in cities and towns, small and medium-sized reservoirs, slope-cut building sites, tailings ponds, and non-hazardous areas. Coal mines and other inspection and defense work, transfer people in dangerous areas in advance, ensure that they should be turned as far as possible, and should be turned early, and resolutely avoid casualties.

  At present, many places in Hunan have issued red and orange warnings for heavy rains and short-term warnings of meteorological risks of geological disasters, and the water levels of many rivers have risen.

According to the prediction of the Hunan Provincial Defense Office, the main stream of the Xiangjiang River will not exceed the warning water level for the time being.

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