Safe measures as rain persists
Source: Xinhua/Shanghai Daily |
June 12, 2011, Sunday
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With the National Meteorological Center forecasting prevailing rains through the next five days and warning possible geological disaster in central and eastern China, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters initiated an emergency reaction system on flood control yesterday to intensify disaster relief operations.
Under the reaction system, the flood control office will keep a close eye on the development of the flood situation and report to the State Council within two hours regarding any emergency.
According to the office, 13 provinces had reported floods by yesterday, which resulted in 94 deaths and 78 people missing. A total of 8.48 million people were affected by the natural disaster as of yesterday.
Frequent rains with heavy rainfall in a short period of time have caused casualties and economic losses in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and might lead to serious flood if such rainy weather lasts in the area, meteorologists said.
According to the office, the rainfall effectively relieved drought in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, but in some regions in Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou and Jiangxi provinces, the drought has turned to flood due to the concentrated rainstorm.
A new round of torrential rains is expected to hit the city of Xianning in central China's Hubei Province, not long after rain-triggered floods resulted in 23 deaths in the city.
Heavy downpours will lash the city on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing more risks of landslides and road collapses, said Wang Nenggen, chief of the city's meteorological station.
In neighboring Hunan Province, floods, lightning and landslides have claimed 27 lives as of yesterday afternoon. Two of Yueyang City's reservoirs were severely damaged, resulting in water discharges that destroyed nearby homes and farms.
Xie Kangsheng, a provincial government advisor, said that a recent drought has dried up the region's soil, which has increased the risk of landslides during recent heavy rainfalls.
Under the reaction system, the flood control office will keep a close eye on the development of the flood situation and report to the State Council within two hours regarding any emergency.
According to the office, 13 provinces had reported floods by yesterday, which resulted in 94 deaths and 78 people missing. A total of 8.48 million people were affected by the natural disaster as of yesterday.
Frequent rains with heavy rainfall in a short period of time have caused casualties and economic losses in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and might lead to serious flood if such rainy weather lasts in the area, meteorologists said.
According to the office, the rainfall effectively relieved drought in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, but in some regions in Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou and Jiangxi provinces, the drought has turned to flood due to the concentrated rainstorm.
A new round of torrential rains is expected to hit the city of Xianning in central China's Hubei Province, not long after rain-triggered floods resulted in 23 deaths in the city.
Heavy downpours will lash the city on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing more risks of landslides and road collapses, said Wang Nenggen, chief of the city's meteorological station.
In neighboring Hunan Province, floods, lightning and landslides have claimed 27 lives as of yesterday afternoon. Two of Yueyang City's reservoirs were severely damaged, resulting in water discharges that destroyed nearby homes and farms.
Xie Kangsheng, a provincial government advisor, said that a recent drought has dried up the region's soil, which has increased the risk of landslides during recent heavy rainfalls.
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