China News Service, Chongqing, August 17 (Reporter Liu Xianglin) The reporter learned from the special press conference on Chongqing's high temperature and drought relief work in 2022 on the 17th that the high temperature has caused 66 rivers in Chongqing to stop flowing, 25 reservoirs have dried up, 33 districts, counties, 585 A total of 881,000 people in 1 township (street) were affected, and 300,000 people needed living assistance due to drought, of which 269,000 people had difficulty drinking water (mainly concentrated in mountain towns and remote areas).
On August 17, in Chongqing Jiangbeizui River Beach Park, the water level of the Jialing River dropped, and some of the beaches were exposed.
Photo by He Penglei
Since July 1, the average temperature in Chongqing has been 30.5 degrees Celsius, which is 2.6 degrees Celsius higher than normal, and is tied with 2006 as the highest since 1961; the city's average precipitation is 102 mm, which is significantly lower than normal by nearly 60%, only second It was 98.8 mm in 1992; the number of high temperature days above 35 degrees Celsius was 33.2 days, the second most in the same period since 1961.
According to monitoring, 67.9% of the cultivated layer of soil moisture observation stations in Chongqing has reached moderate to severe drought.
Zou Yu, director of the Political Department of Chongqing Emergency Management Bureau, said that the city has dispatched 12 working groups to districts and counties to guide and supervise drought relief, emergency water supply and safe production, and to urge districts and counties to take measures to ensure urban and rural residents' domestic water supply and timely water supply. Maintenance, maintenance and emergency repair of facilities and equipment.
The city organized nearly 900,000 people to find and deliver water, and people's drinking water problems were better guaranteed.
98,000 rescue teams were dispatched, 270,000 rescue equipment and vehicles were dispatched, 180 sets of large-scale drought-resistant water storage equipment were allocated, and 10 million yuan of drought-relief funds were allocated. The problem of drinking water problems in districts and counties was basically solved.
On August 17, on the Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street in Chongqing, citizens went out in full "covering".
Photo by He Penglei
As of August 15, Chongqing's rural water supply drought affected 415,000 people, accounting for about 1.8% of the total rural water supply population.
The actual water storage capacity of the city's water conservancy projects is 2.366 billion cubic meters, accounting for 63.3% of the water storage capacity, and the water supply is 1.629 billion cubic meters.
Ren Lijuan, deputy director of the Chongqing Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau, said that in general, most areas in Chongqing can maintain a tight balance between supply and demand, but there is a shortage of water supply in some areas.
The water-deficient population is mainly distributed in the middle and high mountain areas or karst areas, and most of these areas are areas with weak traditional water conservancy facilities, water-deficient areas, underground goafs, or high-mountain summer-cooling population gathering areas.
Ren Lijuan said that the current round of high temperature and drought in Chongqing lasted for a long time and affected a wide range, but the disaster losses were lower than the historical years of the same drought.
At present, the drinking water problem has been solved through measures such as pipe network extension, new water sources, water supply, and split water supply in turn, and the water supply is generally guaranteed.
According to the forecast, the high temperature in Chongqing will continue for at least a week. The daily maximum temperature in most parts of the city will reach 38 degrees Celsius to 42 degrees Celsius, and the local temperature can reach 43 degrees Celsius to 45 degrees Celsius. It is 18 days longer than the same period, which will exceed the highest value for the same period since meteorological records began.
The picture shows that the water level of the Chongqing section of the Yangtze River is low, and a large area of the riverbed is exposed.
Photo by Zhou Yi
At present, 266 weather-affected operation sites, 107 anti-aircraft artillery pieces, 96 rockets and nearly 600 operators in Chongqing have entered a state of temporary combat, closely monitoring the weather, and will carry out artificial rain-enhancing and cooling operations in a timely manner to alleviate high temperature and drought. .
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