China News Service, Yulin, August 22 (Reporter Huang Yanmei) The Guangxi Yulin City Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Office issued an early warning forecast on the 22nd, saying that the Beibu Gulf Tropical Depression intensified into this year's 19th typhoon "Rosewood" (tropical storm level) at 17:00 on the 21st. Affected by it, Yulin City is expected to have continuous heavy rainfall from August 22 to 26, with mostly moderate rain to heavy rain, and local heavy rain to heavy rain.
It is expected that from August 22 to 23, Yulin City will be affected by the peripheral circulation on the north side of "Red Sandalwood" with thundershowers and local heavy rains. The area above heavy rain will fall in the southern part of Bobai County, with easterly winds of level 2 to level 4. It is expected that on the 24th, the impact of "Red Sandalwood" will gradually increase in Yulin City, with moderate to heavy rains in the city. , local heavy rains, with heavy rains and above falling in Bobai County, east winds of level 5 to level 6, and gusts of level 7 to level 8; it is expected that from the 25th to the 26th, the city will have heavy rains, local heavy rains to heavy rains, winds of level 5 to level 6, and gusts of level 8. The areas above heavy rains are most likely to fall in Bobai County and Fumian District.
The Office of the Yulin Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters stated that this round of typhoon weather will last for a long time, with strong local intensity and highly overlapping rainfall areas. Departments at all levels are requested to do a solid job in preventing typhoon and rainstorms, effectively prevent typhoon and rain risks, and make every effort to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.
Yulin City requires relevant departments to strengthen joint consultations, track the path of typhoons and changes in rainfall and water conditions in real time, update early warning reminders in a timely manner, integrate relevant channels to push early warning information in an all-round way, focus on mountainous villages, low-lying areas, and slope-cut housing construction areas, and notify special groups such as the elderly living alone and left-behind children on a door-to-door basis to ensure that no one is missed.
Yulin City also requires strengthening the investigation of potential risks and strictly implementing the "pre-rain inspection, rain inspection, and post-rain inspection" mechanism; finding out the number of personnel in dangerous areas in advance, establishing a transfer ledger, and refining the transfer route; during heavy rainfall, outdoor operations such as high altitude, field, and water wading will be fully suspended, and outdoor power supply lines in low-lying areas will be cut off in a timely manner.
In terms of strictly controlling the risk of reservoir land disasters, the city requires that we pay close attention to the risk of rising water levels caused by continuous rainfall, increase the frequency of inspections, and focus on checking for hidden dangers in dams, spillways, water conveyance facilities, and slopes in the reservoir area; scientifically adjust the flood discharge plan based on real-time rain and water conditions, seize the opportunity between rainfall gaps to pre-discharge and empty the reservoir, strictly control the operating water level of the reservoir, and prevent operations beyond the flood limit; and simultaneously prevent chain secondary disasters such as reservoir overflows, slope slips, and landslides.
The Office of the Yulin Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters reminds the public to pay close attention to typhoons, rainfall, and water regime dynamics, to minimize outdoor activities during rainfall periods, and to consciously stay away from dangerous areas such as mountain slopes, river ditches, low-lying waterlogged roads, and flooded bridges. If you encounter water accumulation at home, please cut off the power supply as soon as possible and protect yourself to ensure personal safety.
