Xinhua News Review | Effectively Grasping the Initiative of Flood Control and Disaster Relief
Beijing, August 24th (Xinhua News Agency) Question: Effectively grasp the initiative of flood control, flood relief and disaster relief
Xinhua News Agency reporter Qi Leijie
At present, China is still in the main flood season. rainstorm, flood, typhoon and other disasters are still high in many parts of the country. There are still risks of flood disasters in some river basins. The soil moisture in parts of North China, Northeast China and Southwest China is close to saturation, and the risk of mountain torrents and geological disasters is high, which still cannot be relaxed.
Grasping the initiative in flood prevention, fighting floods, and disaster relief, we must play a proactive role in early warning and prevention. Accurate forecasting and early warning are the first line of defense for effective disaster prevention and mitigation. It is necessary to further strengthen the connection between rainstorm and flood early warning and disaster prevention, highlight disaster early warning, strengthen the orientation of early warning, implement the disaster early warning "call response" mechanism that directly reaches the primary flood control responsible person, strengthen the linkage between early warning and emergency response, and implement the emergency plan action measures. When water conservancy, meteorological and other departments issue high-level warnings, they should ensure that the warning information is promptly addressed to grassroots responsible persons, and effectively solve the "last mile" problem of warning implementation. Especially during heavy rainfall in the late night, it is necessary to not only wake up but also promise and be proactive.
Grasp the initiative of flood control and disaster relief, comprehensively prepare for flood control and disaster relief, and highlight the key points of defense. River basin floods have always been the top priority of flood control work, and the flood control scheduling work in river basins should be planned and implemented well. We must comprehensively prepare contingency plans, teams, materials, and flood storage and detention areas to ensure the safe operation of major rivers during flood season. At the same time, we will refine and implement flood control and security measures for weak links such as floods in small and medium-sized rivers, floods in small and medium-sized reservoirs, mountain floods and geological disasters, urban and rural waterlogging, and eliminate various risks and hidden dangers before disasters occur. In flood prevention and control, it is necessary to establish the awareness of "it is better to have ten defenses and nine emptiness than to have a sudden loss of prevention". At critical moments, it is necessary to decisively evacuate and transfer people from dangerous areas, ensure that they should turn around as soon as possible and turn around early as possible, and minimize casualties.
Grasping the initiative of flood prevention and disaster relief, we must quickly address our weaknesses and strengths, and take multiple measures to enhance our disaster prevention, reduction, and disaster relief capabilities. Flood disasters are a major test and examination of the disaster prevention, reduction, and relief system. By carefully identifying risk hazards and conducting a comprehensive analysis and summary, we will further strengthen the emergency command system at all levels to ensure seamless and integrated response. Strengthen the capacity building of national regional emergency rescue centers, focus on executing urgent, difficult, and dangerous tasks, and quickly form regional rescue practical capabilities. Enhance the ability of grassroots disaster prevention and self rescue and mutual assistance. Accelerate the improvement of flood control engineering systems in river basins, especially major river basins, strengthen the safety construction and operation management of flood storage and detention areas, and overall enhance defense capabilities. Strengthen the planning and construction of urban flood control and drainage capacity, and ensure the smooth flow of urban backbone drainage channels.
Adhere to extreme thinking and bottom line thinking, always tighten the string of flood prevention and disaster relief, always prioritize the safety of people's lives and property, and carefully carry out all flood prevention and disaster relief work, so as to achieve the final victory of flood prevention and disaster relief and rebuilding our homes.