4 people missing, 15 people died due to the "July 4" flood in Wanzhou District, Chongqing rainstorm | towns and villages | Wanzhou District, Chongqing
According to the news from Chongqing Wanzhou District Emergency Management Bureau, from July 3 to 4, 2023, Wanzhou District was hit by a rainstorm. As of 9:00 on July 4, 24 towns and townships had reached rainstorm, 16 towns and townships had heavy rainstorm, and Changtan had extremely heavy rainstorm, with a maximum rainfall of 261.2mm.
As of 10:00 am on July 5th, rainfall has caused 36 towns, townships, and streets in Wanzhou District, including Wuqiao, Changling, and Baiyang, to be affected. The affected population is 37226, 11578 people have been urgently evacuated and 779 people have been urgently relocated and resettled; 15 people died and 4 people are missing due to the disaster. The affected area of crops is 1949.96 hectares, the affected area is 1112.17 hectares, and the area of crop failure is 568.82 hectares. 138 collapsed houses in 50 households and 221 damaged houses in 112 households. The direct economic loss of the entire region is 227.84474 million yuan.
After the disaster occurred, the Wanzhou District Committee and Government immediately carried out emergency rescue and disaster relief. Party and government officials from the affected towns and townships entered villages and households to conduct comprehensive post disaster inspections and disaster assessments. Relevant departments at the district level effectively fulfilled their responsibilities and mobilized more than 2500 rescue forces. Next, Wanzhou District will continue to strengthen emergency duty and disaster response and disposal work to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.