Typhoon "Qiangpi" moves into the southern part of the East China Sea. Chinese officials continue to deploy flood prevention and typhoon prevention

China News Service, Beijing, October 24 (Reporter Chen Su) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Emergency Management of China on the 24th that in the morning, the Office of the National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (National Flood Control and Relief Headquarters) and the Ministry of Emergency Management continued to organize joint discussions between relevant departments and provinces such as Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang to study and judge the development trend and impact of Typhoon "Qiangpi" on China, and deploy flood prevention and typhoon prevention work.

Currently, Typhoon Qiangpi has moved into the southern waters of the East China Sea and is at a critical stage of affecting China.

The meeting proposed that risk prevention and control at sea and on land should be carried out, and the shelter situation should be re-examined port by port, ship by ship and person by person, and the safety management of ships returning to the port for shelter and people ashore should be carried out in a solid and meticulous manner; hidden risks such as billboards, glass curtain walls, street trees, and fences should be re-examined, and reinforcement or demolition measures should be taken based on actual conditions; and key locations such as tourist attractions, B&Bs, and Internet celebrity check-in points near water, slopes, and cliffs should be closely monitored to ensure that strict control is in place.

The meeting called for strengthening the prevention and response of weak links, organizing inspection forces to strengthen the defense of key rivers and lakes, levees, and small and medium-sized reservoirs, and promptly handling emergencies; keeping an eye on high-risk areas such as flash flood hazard areas and geological disaster hazard points, and doing a good job in hidden danger investigation and disaster early warning; strengthening joint urban flood control and drainage, and eliminating waterlogging in a timely manner. It is necessary to decisively organize the relocation of people to avoid risks, focusing on high-risk areas such as ravine mouths, narrow rivers, and slopes and cliffs, as well as key locations such as nursing homes, schools, and hospitals, and do a good job in resettling, living security, and safety management of the relocated people. We must do our best to provide rescue and disaster relief, coordinate various emergency rescue forces, promptly allocate relief materials to the disaster-stricken areas, and do a solid job in providing assistance and assistance to the affected people.

The National Defense General Administration and the Ministry of Emergency Management maintain the Level 4 emergency response for flood prevention and typhoon prevention in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangsu, and the working group continues to provide guidance on the front lines in Zhejiang and Shanghai.