Jiangsu Province launched the south of Huaihe River Drought IV emergency response

At 15:00 on August 19, our province launched a grade IV emergency response in the south of the Huaihe River.

Since the flood this year, due to the scarcity of local rainfall and the severe biased water from the upstream, the south of the Huaihe River in our province has encountered rare drought in history. The rainfall along the Jiangsu and Jianghuai is extremely small. The traffic of the Yangtze River Datong Station is more than 50 % less than the same period of the year. The Huaihe Wujiadu Water is lower than the minimum ecological traffic and almost no water. At the same time, the rainfall of our province shows the characteristics of "North Duo Nan Shao" after the flood. The rainfall in Huaibei is more than the south of the Huaihe River.

According to meteorological predictions, the high temperature of this round will continue until late August. Before the end of the month, there will be no effective rainfall in the south of the Huaihe River. The Provincial Department of Water Conservancy will continue to strengthen drought resistance measures, make every effort to ensure the safety of urban and rural residents' drinking water, and ensure the use of industrial and agricultural production and backbone rivers. According to the development of the situation, timely release the drought warning information of the rivers and lakes, start or improve the emergency response of drought resistance. The provincial level continues to implement the rivers and north, the east of the river, and the river Jiya, and the high -port station will be used in a timely manner.

Reporter Wu Qiong

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