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CCTV News: In recent days, officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army, People's Armed Police Force, and militia reserves who have participated in flood prevention and disaster relief have taken orders and fought continuously, fully dedicating themselves to flood prevention and disaster relief. The flood situation is a command. In recent days, officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force have urgently invested in flood prevention and disaster relief work, making every effort to search and rescue missing and trapped personnel, and fully ensuring the safety of people's lives and property. In Xingtai, Hebei, some villages and towns in Nanhe District were flooded. After the flood receded, a large amount of sediment was deposited, and some villages and towns were blocked by roads. On August 4th, a certain unit of the Central Theater Command Army dispatched 500 officers and soldiers to support the local post disaster cleanup work. In the hot and humid weather, officers and soldiers sweat profusely and clean up broken branches, debris, and sediment on each road. In Zhuozhou, Hebei Province, the Glory Hospital and the Elderly Care Center in Zhuozhou City were surrounded by floods, and the Shijiazhuang police

The key control project of the Yongzhou Railway - the main tower of the Xihoumen Public Railway Bridge on the Yongzhou Railway has recently started underwater structural construction, marking the full start of construction for the world's largest span public railway bridge. The construction of the Xihoumen Public Railway Bridge on the Yongzhou Railway has started in full swing in the Xihoumen Waterway of the Zhoushan Archipelago. The pile foundation of the last main pier of the Xihoumen Public Railway Bridge is undergoing the "skeleton" - the placement of steel cages. The 18 piles with the world's largest diameter inside the main pier will be firmly embedded in the rock layers below sea level, like the legs of a Hercules, supporting the upper pier and the 294 meter high main tower. Li Yongqi, Executive Deputy Manager of Xihoumen Gongtie Bridge on the Yongzhou Railway of China Railway Bridge Bureau: This main pier is located in a location with strong winds, waves, high currents, and a depth of 60 meters. When we were building a cross sea highway and railway bridge, it doesn't exceed 50 meters now

The Harbin Branch of the Armed Police Heilongjiang Corps is conducting emergency and disaster relief efforts in Shangzhi City. In recent days, due to the residual circulation of Typhoon "Dussuri", Heilongjiang Province has been hit by heavy rainfall, and many places such as Wuchang City and Shangzhi City in Harbin have experienced disasters. Fire rescue teams, armed police officers and soldiers, local governments, and social forces have joined forces to rescue and rescue, transfer trapped people, and make every effort to ensure the safety of people's lives and property. At 12:19 on August 4th, a flash flood occurred in the National Forest Park of Jinlongshan Town, Acheng District, Harbin. The Jindilu Fire Rescue Station of the Acheng District Fire Rescue Brigade received a report from the public. The station immediately dispatched 5 fire trucks and 2 boats, and 26 fire rescue personnel carrying more than 100 rescue equipment rushed to the affected area. through

Recently, extreme rainfall processes have occurred in North China, the Yellow River and Huaihe River, and Northeast China, causing floods and geological disasters.We should properly resettle the affected population, promptly repair damaged infrastructure such as transportation, communication, and electricity, and restore normal production and living order as soon as possible.

According to the official measurement of China Earthquake Networks Center, at 2:33 on August 6, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in Pingyuan County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter is located near Wangdagua Village, Wangdagua Town, Pingyuan County. After the earthquake, the Office of the State Council's Earthquake Relief Command and the Ministry of Emergency Management decided to activate the national earthquake level four emergency response and dispatched a working group to Shandong to guide and assist in earthquake relief work. The Shandong Provincial Earthquake Relief Command has initiated a Level 3 emergency response for earthquake relief and dispatched a guidance team led by officials from the Provincial Emergency Management Department and the Provincial Seismological Bureau to the scene. Early this morning, a netizen from Jinan, Shandong Province, posted a surveillance video of their living room on Weibo. The video showed a violent shaking of the screen at 2:34:23 in the morning, and the screen eased slightly for about two seconds

At present, six districts in Tianjin have been affected by the flood and more than 80000 people have been urgently relocated and resettled. At present, the Ministry of Emergency Management, in conjunction with the State Grain and Reserve Bureau, has allocated two batches of materials to Tianjin for the proper resettlement of relocated residents. What is the latest situation? CCTV reporter Huang Da: What I am currently storing around me is the central disaster relief materials transferred by the Emergency Management Department to Tianjin. At present, there are 800 boxes of towels and 1900 packages of bedding stored in the warehouse. The main destination of the materials is to distribute them to residential resettlement points in various districts of Tianjin. Due to the fact that most residential resettlement sites are based on households, with many elderly and children, in order to ensure that everyone, especially the elderly and children, can sleep more comfortably, towels are made of pure cotton yarn material, which has a very soft touch. The mattress is a specially selected thickened design.

"A large-scale flood occurred in the Haihe River Basin and is currently entering the flood evolution period. What is the flood control area that you are most concerned about?" "The flood storage and detention area is a key concern, especially the Dongdian flood storage and detention area spanning Hebei and Tianjin. This flood storage and detention area is crucial. Since its opening on August 1st, it has stored about 600 million cubic meters of water, and the final total water volume is conservatively estimated to be over 1 billion cubic meters.". On the 5th, when interviewed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Shiping about flood prevention and control issues in the Haihe River Basin, Yang Zhigang, Director of the Water and Drought Disaster Prevention Department of the Haihe Water Resources Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources, emphasized that flood storage and detention areas are the current focus of flood control. A total of 8 flood storage and detention areas have been opened in the Haihe River Basin to cope with this flood, with Dongdian having the highest inflow. Involving Bazhou City and Wen'an City in Hebei Province

Beijing, August 5th - The State Administration of Taxation recently released data showing that in the first half of this year, the country added 927.9 billion yuan in tax reductions and deferred tax refunds. Tax incentives and reform measures further promote economic recovery and improvement. In the first half of the year, the value-added tax exemption policy for small-scale taxpayers with monthly sales below 100000 yuan added a tax reduction of 214.8 billion yuan, the tax collection rate for small-scale taxpayers decreased from 3% to 1%, and the policy added a tax reduction of 82.2 billion yuan. The income tax reduction policy for small and micro profit enterprises added a tax reduction of 79.3 billion yuan, and the policy of gradually reducing unemployment insurance rates continued to be implemented, adding a new tax reduction of 78.7 billion yuan. By industry, the manufacturing industry and related wholesale and retail industries have the highest proportion, with a cumulative increase of 381.8 billion yuan in tax reduction and fee deferral, accounting for 41%. The large-scale tax reduction in the manufacturing industry is of great significance

CCTV News Client News: Jiangsu actively cultivates new economic growth poles, accelerates the development of strategic emerging industries such as electric passenger cars, solar cells, and lithium batteries, and continuously injects strong momentum into high-quality development. In Wuxi, Jiangsu, a complete vehicle manufacturing enterprise, new energy vehicles are being orderly taken offline one by one. From January to June this year, the production and sales of new energy vehicles in Jiangsu were 406000 and 404000 respectively, with year-on-year growth of 78.5% and 82.9%. Accelerate the cultivation of new economic growth poles represented by electric passenger vehicles, solar cells, lithium batteries, and other "new three types". Jiangsu has included them in the 16 advanced manufacturing clusters that the province focuses on building, established cross departmental work teams, and formulated industrial strong chain work plans. Especially for industries such as the Internet of Vehicles and power batteries, Jiangsu continues to strengthen its efforts

As the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Nowadays, many communities have homeowner groups. In addition to property management, there are also neighbors who seek help when encountering difficulties. As long as you ask in the group, neighbors will respond enthusiastically. However, neighbors should pay attention to the fact that people who say they are your neighbors may not necessarily be your neighbors. The real case is that someone in Nantong recently added Mr. Li's WeChat through community group chat. After seeing that it was Mr. Li's neighbor who didn't think much, he passed the verification. The other party claimed to be a neighbor downstairs because Mr. Li's house was too noisy, so he added friends to contact them. However, after careful consideration, Mr. Li did not verify with the other party at home in the past few days, the other party claimed to have added the wrong person and sincerely apologized. Mr. Li looked at the other party. With a sincere attitude and neighbors, they left the other person on their friend list. Soon after, the neighbor suddenly contacted them

Recently, Zhuozhou, Hebei Province has experienced severe flooding. Where is Zhuozhou City most severely affected by the disaster? Where do the rebels supporting Zhuozhou come from? Who is ensuring the flow of materials? Through satellite radar data and signaling big data, we have found the answer ↓↓↓ Satellite data shows that the three streets were the most severely affected. From July 29th to August 2nd, Zhuozhou experienced a significant rainfall process, with precipitation exceeding 400 millimeters in four townships throughout the city. Using the high-resolution satellite to extract ground water radar data, we found that the plain hinterland where six rivers intersect has become a "Zeguo". After overlaying the population distribution data of each district and county in the satellite map, we can see that Taoyuan Street, Shuangta Street, Qingliangsi Street, and other areas have been severely affected. In this city with a permanent population of 600000, the number of people affected has exceeded 130000. 24

On August 5th, a netizen posted a video claiming that their group was on a self driving tour in Dachaidan, Haixi, Qinghai. They accidentally entered a post station in the Galaxy Valley of Haixi, where they parked for 10 minutes and were charged a parking fee of 50 yuan by the merchant based on the number of people on board. This incident has attracted widespread attention. According to a video circulating online, a man holding a payment code stood next to the car and saw someone filming a video asking him to delete it. He said, "Take a picture of me, right? Do you still want to think of a valley? That's all." The photographer said, "We don't disrespect you." On August 6th, Ms. Xiao, the person involved, told the Green Hornet reporter that the incident occurred in a mining area and they mistakenly entered their post station area. When they left, they were stopped by the boss and asked to delete the video. Because we were driving and there was no one on the way, we accidentally entered the inn. Before we entered, there were no obstacles or signs, nor did we say we wanted to stop

Affected by the typhoon "Du Suri", heavy rainstorm and extremely heavy rainstorm occurred in Zhuozhou from July 29 to August 1, and the water level of important rivers such as the Baigou River continued to rise. Affected by this round of heavy rainfall, Zhuozhou launched a Level I emergency response for major meteorological disasters at 16:00 on July 29th. At 2am on August 1st, the maximum peak flow of the Zhangfang Hydrological Station in the upper reaches of the North Juma River in western Zhuozhou reached 6200 cubic meters per second, and the peak flow of the Manshui River Hydrological Station in the upper reaches of the Liuli River in northern Zhuozhou reached 3700 cubic meters per second. Far exceeding the standard flood discharge capacity of 660 cubic meters/second for the Zhuozhou section of the North Juma River and 750 cubic meters/second for the Liuli River, a large amount of flood flows into the western and northern parts of Zhuozhou City, especially when two floods converge into the Baigou River, far exceeding its standard flood discharge capacity of 2000 cubic meters/second. The flood situation

In 2001, tennis star Li Na won three championships in women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles at the World University Summer Games held in Beijing, China. Following Li Na, Guo Hanyu became the first Chinese team player in 22 years to win the women's singles tennis championship at the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu. On the morning of August 6th at 10:00 am, the women's singles final of the Chengdu Universiade tennis event was held at the Sichuan Chuantou International Tennis Center. Chinese player Guo Hanyu played against Chinese Taipei player Yang Yayi. In the women's doubles final the day before, Guo Hanyu and Jiang Xinying won a silver medal. In the first set, Yang Yayi won with a score of 6:2, and in the second set, Guo Hanyu pulled back with a score of 6:1. In the third set of the competition, Guo Hanyu

According to Agence France Presse, Algerian President Abdul Majid Teben stated in an interview with Algerian media on the evening of the 5th that military intervention in Niger "poses a direct threat to Algeria. We firmly reject any military intervention.". The report stated that he emphasized, "Without us, there would be no solution. We are the first party involved." He pointed out that Algeria and Niger share a common border of nearly a thousand kilometers. On the 3rd, the people of Niger held a protest against sanctions in the capital Niamey. The Algerian President proposed, "What are the countries that have experienced military intervention now? Look at Libya and Syria!" According to a source, several West African armies, including Senegal, have expressed their readiness to send troops, and C ô te d'Ivoire is also doing the same

When the flood struck, some people in Yishanpo Town, Shangzhi City, Heilongjiang Province did not expect that the Ant River, which nourished this fertile land, would become so "violent". Shangzhi City, which has experienced 19 consecutive floods in agriculture, suffered severe damage in this flood, and some farmland is facing a situation of no harvest. Affected by the residual circulation of typhoon "Dusurai", Wuchang, Shangzhi and other places in Heilongjiang Province were hit by rainstorm and flood recently. According to a message released by the Propaganda Department of the Shangzhi Municipal Party Committee at around 10pm on August 4th, combined with rainfall since the early morning of August 2nd, this round of heavy rainfall in Shangzhi City is the largest since 1957, and it is estimated to have exceeded the once-in-a-century level. Starting from August 2nd, the entire city of Shangzhi has entered a state of suspension of classes, work, production, operation, and business. Shangzhi City is a major agricultural city with a grain planting area of over 3.2 million acres. Rich in rice, soybeans, and corn, developed through facility agriculture

A man who escaped from Naples, Italy was wanted by the police for 11 years and disappeared. However, he appeared in photos of fans celebrating the victory of his hometown football team and was eventually caught. According to the Associated Press, the national security police in Naples said on the 5th that the 60 year old man Vincenzo Laporta is one of the 100 most dangerous fugitives wanted by Italian police, and his whereabouts have been unknown for 11 years. However, in a recent photo taken at a restaurant on the island of Corfu in Greece, the police discovered his figure. Laporta holds the iconic sky blue scarf of the Napoli football team in the photo, celebrating the team's victory with numerous fans. On June 4th, the Napoli team won the 2022-2023 Italian Football Bundesliga championship, 33 years after their last victory. Following this clue,

On the 6th, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in Pingyuan County, Dezhou City, Shandong Province. From the evening of the 5th to the early morning of the 6th, multiple bloggers in Jinan, Dezhou, Jining and other places in Shandong Province posted pictures and videos claiming that strange red light appeared in the sky. Before the earthquake in many parts of Shandong, eerie red light was captured in the sky. Image source/Network: "It's still glowing red." A blogger posted a picture at 3am today claiming that he was almost scared to death when he went downstairs, and the sky in the east was super red. The blogger also claimed that he captured it in Jiaxiang County, Jining, and the night scenes captured by the camera were so popular. The pictures it posted show that the entire sky is a rose red color. Multiple individuals from Shandong who displayed IPs replied in a post that the sky was very red yesterday evening. Many people also replied that it's not P at all, the sky in the afternoon is this color. A blogger said, "In the evening, I saw a sky full of red light outside.",

Notice from the Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters of Zhuozhou City on Preventing Secondary Disasters during the Water Retreat Stage Due to the impact of floods caused by heavy rainfall in the upstream, various rivers in our city have experienced over standard floods since July 31st. At present, the flood peak has passed through our city and is currently in the stage of receding water. To prevent secondary disasters after the flood peak passes through, the following matters are hereby notified: Firstly, after the flood peak, the retreat of water still has a significant impact on the embankment and the water facing slope of the embankment, which is prone to collapse, making both sides of the river very dangerous; Please be sure to stay away from the river and avoid staying, gathering, or watching by the water or shore to avoid falling into the water or getting injured. 2、 In order to ensure the orderly implementation of follow-up disaster relief work such as rescue, desilting, disinfection and sterilization, water supply, power supply, communication and emergency repair, please do not park social vehicles on both sides of the river and at important traffic intersections; Encounter during driving

On August 6th, Chengdu, China News Agency reported that some delegations had only one athlete participating in the Chengdu Universiade. They crossed mountains and seas, carrying the honor of a country on their own. At the opening ceremony of the Chengdu Universiade, the scene of Toscan, the only athlete of the Liechtenstein delegation, waving a flag with a smile, became a classic scene, and netizens cheered on this "lone hero". In fact, in addition to Liechtenstein, the delegation of Fiji,  Sao Tome and Principe, Syria, Panama and other countries also participated in the Chengdu Universiade. After a 21 hour journey,  Sao Tome and Principe Taekwondo player Kelvio and coach Eno traveled to Chengdu by plane. "The journey was really tough, but when I came here, everything was worth it." Chengdu University

Chengdu, August 5th (Xinhua) - The Chengdu Universiade on August 5th saw a climax on the field, with the Chinese team making efforts in multiple events and winning 15 gold, 9 silver, and 7 bronze medals. The rich and colorful activities outside the competition field allow college students from all over the world to better understand China and show the world the real China. Amidst cheers as if about to overturn the ceiling of the Phoenix Mountain Sports Park Ice Basketball Arena, the Chinese women's basketball team defeated the Japanese team 99-91 after four tough quarters to win the gold medal. The Japanese team stubbornly pursued points multiple times in the competition, making this gold medal of the Chinese team very valuable. Zhang Jingyi made 5 out of 7 three pointers in this game, scoring the highest 21 points of the game. She hit a priceless three pointer at a crucial moment, opening the door for the Chinese team to win the championship. On August 5th, Chinese team players celebrated after winning the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lan Hongguang

On the evening of August 4th, the mascot of the Chengdu Universiade, Rongbao, walked into the Chengdu Universiade Village and interacted happily with the villagers. During the Chengdu Universiade, a large number of cultural exchange and experiential activities were held in the Universiade Village to attract the participation of "villagers". The picture shows the participating athletes taking a group photo with "Rongbao" in the Universiade Village. On the evening of August 4th, in Chengdu, Sichuan, foreign athletes experienced a 5G space retrieval robotic arm in the game space of Dayun Village. During the Chengdu Universiade, a large number of cultural exchange and experiential activities were held in the Universiade Village to attract the participation of "villagers". On the evening of August 4th, in Chengdu, Sichuan, foreign athletes played a martial arts imitation challenge game in the game space of the Dayun Village. During the Chengdu Universiade, a large number of cultural exchange and experiential activities were held in the Universiade Village to attract the participation of "villagers". On the evening of August 4th, in Chengdu, Sichuan, foreign athletes gathered in the Universiade Village

According to Hong Kong's Wen Wei Po on the 6th, despite opposition, the Japanese government announced the earliest release of Fukushima nuclear contaminated water in August. The Hong Kong SAR government previously announced that if Japan releases nuclear contaminated water, Hong Kong will immediately tighten restrictions on seafood imports in 10 cities and counties of Japan. On the 5th, Japanese Consul General to Hong Kong, Kenichi Okada, stated in an interview with television that he hopes the SAR government will take into account its relationship with Japan and will not retaliate with Hong Kong's restrictions. The Chairman of the Environmental Affairs Committee of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, Ge Peifan, stated that Hong Kong is the second largest importer of Japanese food, and if Japan sincerely maintains its relationship, it should call a halt to the discharge of nuclear wastewater. On July 20th, multiple citizen groups in Japan held a rally in the center of Tokyo to protest against the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company's strong plan to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea.

"When you walk on the streets of Chengdu, you will see college students from all over the world enjoying urban life in Chengdu." Eric Senchao, Secretary General of the International University Sports Federation, said in an interview on the 5th that college students participating in the Universiade are not only competing, but also getting to know and understand China's rich culture. The Universiade promotes full communication among young people from all over the world. Eric Senchao believes that China has done a good job in promoting cultural exchanges. "The Universiade Village has organized many cultural activities, allowing students to fully understand Chinese culture. I have seen the efforts made by the organizers. If it were the Olympics, athletes might not have time to experience these activities. For athletes participating in the Universiade, sports are a part of their career, and they may also participate in European Championships, Asian Championships, and World Championships in the future."

The international rating agency Fitch recently downgraded the default rating of long-term foreign currency issuers in the United States from AAA to AA+, marking the first time Fitch has downgraded its US credit rating since its release in 1994. According to reports from US media, several US economic experts have stated that the US federal government has failed to take the growing fiscal deficit and the mountain of debt seriously, which may further slow down economic growth. Shay Akabas, Director of Economic Policy at the Center for Two Party Policy Research in the United States, said that the continuous growth of US government debt may ultimately drive up the country's borrowing costs and threaten economic growth. More federal taxes will be used to pay interest on debt rather than creating value for the economy. The federal government may also lose some spending power on social welfare programs and projects that help stimulate the economy

"I believe that people from all countries have been delighted to come to Chengdu in the past few days. Here, one can feel the warm hospitality and rich and colorful Chinese culture of the Chinese people." Recently, Eric Senchao, Secretary General of the International University of Sports Federation, gave an interview to the media at the main media center of the Chengdu Universiade. When asked about the exchanges and development that the Chengdu Universiade has brought to the world's youth, he said. Mori Chao stated that for young people from all over the world participating in the Universiade, sports are a part of their career. Of course, they want to perform well in competitive fields, but their primary task is still to "discover another country.". Cultural exchange is equally important. When you see athletes walking down the street like movie stars, communicating and taking photos with Chengdu citizens, there is no pressure from competitions. It is purely a gathering of young people, which feels great

According to the French newspaper Echo on August 4th, Russia's military budget is getting higher and higher. According to a government document consulted by Reuters, Russia has doubled its defense spending target for 2023 to over 90 billion euros, accounting for one-third of all public spending. The document shows that since the beginning of this year, Russia has spent 57.4% of its new military budget target. Data shows that as of the first half of 2023, Russia's defense spending exceeded the originally planned annual expenditure by 600 billion rubles, equivalent to a 12% increase. These expenditures have become the engines for a strong recovery in industrial production. Analysts believe that national defense contracts are a key factor in Russia's economic rebound. Dmitry Bolevoy, Investment Director of Loko Investment Company, announced last month that June

According to Reuters on August 6th, an emergency situation official in Donetsk, a pro Russian city, said that after Ukraine launched shelling on August 5th, flames engulfed the wooden roof of a university building in Donetsk. A local official wrote on the "Telegraph" social media platform, "The result of Donetsk's recent attack was that a building at the University of Economics and Trade caught fire." The local emergency department official said, "The entire roof was on fire.". According to reports, local officials accused Ukraine of using cluster ammunition during the shelling. Reuters is unable to independently verify this information. Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, both sides have accused each other of using cluster munitions. Ukraine, which received US cluster ammunition last month, promised to only use cluster ammunition to strike the enemy. Ukraine did not immediately address the so-called shelling incident

On August 4th local time, a fierce storm swept through the German city of Roytlingen, with dense hail accompanied by short-term heavy rainfall hitting the ground. The streets covered by the hail turned white, and the entire city seemed to have suddenly entered winter. △ In the afternoon of August 4 local time, in the center of Loytlingen, a large amount of hail poured down with the rainstorm. White hail covered the ground in a short time, and the thickness of hail on the roads of some blocks soon reached 30 cm, leading to chaos in urban traffic and inconvenience for residents to travel. The environmental sanitation department subsequently deployed snow removal machines and other equipment to clean up the roads. Some citizens also expressed that they captured a spectacular scene of hail converging into a river. The hail quickly melted after landing, forming a powerful water flow that completely disrupted the road surface

CCTV News: Some roads in Fangshan District and Mentougou District of Beijing are facing dangerous situations such as water accumulation, circuit breakers, and road collapses, which have hindered the transportation of materials and post disaster rescue. With the continuous work of repairing and connecting roads in recent days, many roads have been gradually opened up. The post disaster recovery work in the core area of Shidu Town was besieged by floods, and there was a communication interruption and traffic obstruction in Shidu Town, Fangshan District, Beijing. After continuous repairs, the 20.5-kilometer-long Laibao Road South Line was opened yesterday. CCTV reporter Zeng Wenfu: My current location is in Shidu Village, Shidu Town, which is also one of the core areas of Shidu Town that was previously disconnected from the outside world. You can see that there is a railway bridge above my head. Before the road traffic to Shidu Town was connected, this railway was used to connect Shidu Town with the outside world