China News Service, Jinan, January 26 (Sun Tingting) Affected by strong cold air, the Shandong section of the Yellow River was closed for the second time this year.

As of January 26, a total of 9 sections of the Shandong section of the Yellow River were closed, with a length of 34.2 kilometers.

In order to ensure smooth flow, 18 pontoon bridges have been demolished in the eastern section of the Yellow River.

　　The power of the first cold wave in the Year of the Rabbit continues to affect Shandong.

On the 26th, the reporter saw in the Jinan section of the Yellow River that due to the recent strong cold air, the entire river in the Jinan section was flowing.

In order to ensure smooth traffic, the Friendship Pontoon Bridge, Jibei Pontoon Bridge, and Dongcheng Pontoon Bridge in the Jinan area have been dismantled, and other pontoon bridges are operating normally.

　　The Shandong section of the Yellow River is closed this time, and the top is located at the Yuwa section of Kenli. The thickness of the freeze is generally 2 cm to 13 cm.

The river section below the No. 30 dam (right bank embankment pile number 336+600) in Dongpingguo is lingering. The length of lingling is 408 kilometers, which is 42 kilometers higher than that on January 25. The density of lingling is generally 10% to 70%. The block area is 50 square meters, and the ice thickness is generally 0.5 cm to 4 cm.

　　In response to the current closure of the river, the Yellow River Bureau of Shandong has compacted the anti-ice responsibilities, refined the anti-ice measures, paid close attention to changes in weather, water regimes, and ice conditions, and strengthened the observation of ice conditions and engineering inspections through various means such as the ice monitoring and analysis system, and strengthened the anti-ice measures. Supervise pontoon bridges and river wading projects; strictly manage water diversion dispatching to maintain a stable flow of large rivers.

　　It is understood that the first closure of the Yellow River during the 2022-2023 ice flood season occurred on December 20, 2022. The first closure of the river was at the Qingba Floating Bridge. The length of the closure was 1.3 kilometers. for January 2) 13 days earlier.

Affected by the continuous rise in temperature, on January 11, 2023, the last section of the eastern section of the Yellow River was closed and opened. The first closure of the river during the ice flood season this year lasted for 23 days.

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