China News Service, Guangzhou, June 22 (Reporter Wang Jian) ​​According to the news from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Water Resources on the 22nd, affected by the continuous heavy rainfall and upstream water, the water level of the main stream of the Beijiang River continued to rise, and the Shijiao Station of the main stream of the Beijiang River is expected to appear around the 23rd. The peak flow of 20,000 cubic meters per second was the largest flood in the lower reaches of the Beijiang River since data was recorded.

　　In view of the current flood control situation, the Pearl River Defence Center upgraded the water conservancy flood control level II emergency response to the first level at 22:00 on the 21st. At 19:00 on the 21st, the level II emergency response of water conservancy and flood control was upgraded to level I.

　　According to the Guangdong Provincial Department of Water Resources, the number of floods in the Xijiang, Beijiang and Hanjiang have occurred in the province recently, and the second flood has occurred in the Beijiang since the 19th.

As of 19:00 on the 21st, the water level of 53 river hydrological stations in the province exceeded the alarm level, and the flood control situation was very serious.

The continuous torrential rain caused many serious waterlogging in Shaoguan, and rescuers were transferring trapped people.

Photo courtesy of Shaoguan Municipal Government

　　As of 22:00 on the 21st, Shaoguan and Qingyuan have been upgraded to water conservancy flood control level I emergency response; 2 cities including Heyuan and Zhongshan maintain water conservancy flood control emergency response level II; Foshan, Zhaoqing, Yunfu and other 3 cities maintain water conservancy flood control emergency response Level III; Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen and other 3 cities maintain level IV emergency response to water conservancy and flood control.

　　The relevant person in charge of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Water Resources said that in the face of the severe flood control situation, since the 19th, the department has scientifically dispatched 13 water projects such as Lechang Gorge, Feilai Gorge, and Wantou to control flood discharge, reduce peaks and shift peaks; Improve the operation of the flood storage and detention area of ​​the Wujiang River, strengthen the safety monitoring of the dushuwei and heel-toe wall embankment works, carry out preparations for the use of the Dachangwei, especially the personnel transfer work; urgently dispatch the drainage rescue vehicles, rubber boats, assault boats and other flood control and rescue materials Support disaster-stricken areas; dispatch 9 working groups and 2 rescue teams to Shaoguan, Qingyuan and other cities to provide technical support for flood control work and rescue work.

　　At the same time, the water conservancy departments of Shaoguan and Qingyuan have strengthened the inspections of the submerged risk areas along the Beijiang River in their jurisdictions, and assisted the local government to do a good job of transferring people to avoid danger in advance.

The Beijiang River Basin Administration of Guangdong Province focused on inspecting the dangerous section of Qingyuan and Qingcheng District of the Beijiang Embankment, and set up a rescue team, prepared sufficient rescue materials, and strictly guarded the newly built and under construction along the river, as well as buildings crossing the embankment, to ensure the safety of the embankment.

　　According to statistics, Guangdong Hydrology Bureau dispatched a total of 45 emergency teams to complete 893 hydrological monitoring.

The water conservancy departments of cities across the province have dispatched more than 6,500 working groups with a total of about 32,000 person-times, dispatched about 50,000 person-times to inspect reservoirs for 15,000 times, and 55,000 person-times to inspect 57,000 embankments.

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