China News Service, Guangzhou, August 20 (Reporter Wang Jie) The Pearl River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources (hereinafter referred to as the "Pearl River Commission") reported on the 20th that currently, there is a greater risk of flash floods and small and medium-sized river floods in the heavy rain areas of the Pearl River Basin. In view of the current defense situation, the Pearl River Flood Control Headquarters launched a flood control level IV emergency response at 12:00 on August 20.
It is predicted that due to the influence of the tropical low pressure in the South China Sea, from the 20th to the 22nd, the cumulative rainfall in Hainan, southern Guangxi, southwestern Guangxi and other places will be 100 mm to 200 mm, of which western Hainan may exceed 240 mm; the Changhua River, Nandu River, Wanquan River in Hainan and coastal rivers in western Guangdong will experience rising water. There will be a greater risk of flash floods and small and medium-sized river floods in heavy rain areas. In view of the current defense situation, the Pearl River Flood Control General Administration decided to launch a flood control level IV emergency response at 12:00 on August 20, and the Pearl River Committee simultaneously launched a flood control level IV emergency response.
On the 20th, in accordance with the arrangements of Wu Xiaolong, Executive Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Pearl River Flood Control and Director of the Pearl River Committee, He Lijin, Secretary-General of the Pearl River Flood Control and Deputy Director of the Pearl River Committee, chaired a flood control meeting to conscientiously implement the deployment requirements of the Ministry of Water Resources on the prevention of recent heavy rainfall, analyze and judge the development trend of tropical low pressure and rain conditions in the South China Sea, and deploy prevention and response work in a targeted manner.
The discussion emphasized that the current basin is still in the main flood season and typhoon-prone period. The weather system will not be stable in the coming week. Local heavy rainfall will appear frequently and scattered, and the flood control situation will remain severe and complex. All departments and units must follow the deployment requirements of the Ministry of Water Resources, adhere to the supremacy of people and life, establish bottom-line thinking and extreme thinking, further strengthen the awareness of responsibility and responsibility for flood prevention and drought relief, strictly implement the working mechanism of the main flood season, put an end to paralysis and fluke mentality, pay close attention to various defensive measures, and make every effort to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.
The consultations required that we should closely monitor the development trend of tropical low pressure; pay close attention to the safety supervision of small and medium-sized reservoirs, dangerous reservoirs and water conservancy projects under construction; strictly guard against floods and flash floods in small and medium-sized rivers, and keep a close eye on mountain torrent crossings, water-related scenic spots, and construction sites. land and other dangerous areas; strengthen the unified joint dispatch of water projects, guide Hainan to scientifically dispatch floods in Songtao, Daguangba, Hongling and other reservoirs to block floods and reduce peak peaks; insist on preventing and treating droughts and floods at the same time, and scientifically retain rainwater and flood resources on the premise of ensuring flood control safety.
