Large-scale rainfall continues in southern China, and many places are actively responding to ensure people's lives
News: In recent days, large-scale rainfall has continued in southern China, and many places have frequently encountered dangerous situations due to heavy rainfall. The Central Meteorological Observatory has issued heavy rain warnings for many consecutive days. The meteorological department reminds that due to the continuous heavy rainfall, the public should be vigilant about the secondary disasters that may be caused by the superposition effect of rainfall.
Affected by the continuous heavy rainfall, landslides occurred on many national and provincial roads in Guangxi on the 14th, blocking traffic. On the Toupi Village section of National Highway 322 in Yongfu County, Guilin, the landslide was relatively large.
Affected by rainfall upstream, the water level of the Xijiang River in Wuzhou, Guangxi, has risen, approaching the warning water level of 18.50 meters. Reporters saw on the surface of the Xijiang River in Wuzhou, Guangxi, that due to rainfall upstream, the water level of the Xijiang River has reached the same level as the Old Wharf Night Market Street.
In recent days, affected by heavy rainfall and water inflow from main and tributary rivers, the inflow of some reservoirs in Jiangxi Province has increased, and the water level has risen significantly. Among the 101 small and medium-sized reservoirs in Xingan County, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, 56 have exceeded the flood limit and opened the gates to release floodwaters.
Affected by the continuous heavy rainfall in the upper reaches, the water level of Zhongfang Reservoir in Guangchang County, Fuzhou City has exceeded the flood limit of 159 meters. On the morning of the 14th, the reservoir was opened to empty the storage capacity to reduce the flood control pressure upstream and downstream. In Xinyu, Jiangxi, the water level of Jiangkou Reservoir in Xiannü Lake is close to the flood limit of 68.5 meters. In order to ensure the safety of the reservoir, Jiangkou Reservoir opened the gate to discharge floodwater on the 12th. The turbulent water poured down from the gate, forming a huge wave curtain.
Affected by the heavy rains in recent days, some towns in Taining County, Sanming City, Fujian Province have suffered floods, mud-rock flows, landslides and other disasters, resulting in flooded farmland, blocked roads, and damaged infrastructure, affecting people's production and life to varying degrees. The local relevant departments have actively carried out disaster relief and rescue operations to protect the lives of the affected people and strive to restore normal production and living order as soon as possible.
Due to the continuous rainfall, on the 14th, the Nanchang Railway Bureau of the National Railway took speed limit operation safety measures on some sections of the Hefu High-speed Railway and Changfu Railway. Many trains were delayed to varying degrees. The railway department will dynamically adjust the train operation plan according to the rain and wind speed. The railway department reminded passengers to keep abreast of the latest train operation information to avoid delays in their journey.
The Ministry of Water Resources announced that heavy rainfall is expected in Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places from the 14th to the 16th. Affected by this, the main stream of the Xijiang River in Guangxi and its tributary Guijiang River and the Minjiang River in Fujian will experience floods above the warning level. The Xijiang River may experience the No. 1 flood in 2024. Some small and medium rivers in the rainstorm area may experience large floods, and the risk of mountain torrents in the hilly areas is relatively high. The Ministry of Water Resources has launched a Level IV emergency response for flood defense in Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan.
