China News Service, April 7 (Xinhua) According to the official WeChat public account of the Ministry of Water Resources, due to the recent heavy rainfall, obvious flooding has occurred in Beijiang, the Pearl River Basin. At 6:35 on April 7, 2024, the flow rate of the Beijiang Mainstream Shijiao Hydrological Station (Qingyuan, Guangdong) rose to 12,000 cubic meters per second. According to the "National Major River Flood Numbering Regulations" of the Ministry of Water Resources, the No. 1 flood of 2024 occurred in Beijiang , my country's major rivers experienced numbered floods for the first time this year, the earliest since numbered flood statistics were compiled nationwide in 1998.
Li Guoying, deputy commander-in-chief of the National Defense Force and Minister of Water Resources, attaches great importance to this round of Beijiang floods and has made targeted arrangements. The Ministry of Water Resources has strengthened monitoring and forecasting, discussed and judged on a daily basis, issued notices in advance and launched flood prevention level IV emergency response. "One province, one order" has provided accurate reminders for areas affected by heavy rainfall, and sent a working group to Guangdong for front-line inspection and guidance, and actively responded. Beijiang flood process. The Pearl River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources initiated a flood prevention level IV emergency response, and worked with the water conservancy departments of Guangdong, Guangxi and other provinces (autonomous regions) to dispatch the Beijiang Feilaixia, Lechangxia, Hejiang Guishi, Hemianshi and other cascade reservoirs to release water in advance 293 million cubic meters, and carry out flood control and peak shifting dispatch in a timely manner. Responsible comrades of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government issued instructions and put forward clear requirements for the prevention of heavy rainfall during the Qingming Festival; the water conservancy department promptly initiated flood control emergency response, issued multiple notices, and sent working groups to supervise and guide local governments to strengthen the safety of water projects to survive floods and flash floods In order to prevent disasters and floods in small and medium-sized rivers, nearly 10,000 flash flood warning messages were sent, and various defensive measures were implemented in detail.
The Ministry of Water Resources will further monitor the development of flood conditions and make every effort to respond to Beijiang floods.