The critical period of flood prevention, how to prevent the response of mountain floods

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 20th.

Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Xiacun, Liu Shiping, Huang Yan

The current northern region is still in a critical period of flood prevention. It is expected that from the night of August 20th to 23rd, the meteorological risks of floods in some areas in the north are high, and experts remind them to prevent preventive response.

The Central Meteorological Observatory predicts that from the night of August 20th to the 23rd, there will be a new round of rainfall in the north. The rainfall covers the area highly with the previous rainfall. Affected by the rainfall, the meteorological risks of mountain floods and geological disasters in northeast of Qinghai, central Gansu, central Gansu, northern Ningxia and other places are high. The weather risks of mountain floods and geological disasters in the river in Inner Mongolia, northern Shaanxi, and northern Shanxi.

According to reports, mountain floods are a small area of ​​small -scale mountain floods with great destructive power, with large flow rate and short process. Mountain floods are not only water, but also sediment, stones, branches, weeds, etc., which are likely to be accompanied by disasters such as landslides, collapse and mudslides.

On August 18, the team members of the fire detachment of Qinghai Haidong City launched rescue work in Hejiazhuang Village, Qingshan Township, Datong Hui Autonomous County, Xining City. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Hongxiang Zhang Hongxiang

Meteorological experts remind that there are currently more rainfall in the northern region, high soil water content, high overlap in the rainy area, and large rainfall intensity, and it is easy to cause disasters. The secondary disasters and adverse effects caused by heavy rainfall may be transferred to the people in dangerous areas in a timely manner.

How to prevent the response of mountain floods in the critical period of flood prevention?

Relevant persons of the Ministry of Water Resources and Drought Disaster Defense suggestions suggest that the flood warning signal should be grasped. Based on the magnitude of floods and its development trend, the flood warning signals are divided into four levels from low to high, and they are represented by blue, yellow, orange, and red in turn.

Follow the habit of paying attention to weather forecasting during the flood season, and the habit of warning in the flood, planning the itinerary in advance, trying to avoid dangerous areas such as mountainous areas and river channels, so as to master the weather changes at any time, make good family protection preparations to ensure safety. When you are in a mountainous area, pay attention to observe the mountains and water potential, pay attention to observing the risk identification of mountain flood disasters and the safe transfer of risk -oriented risks, and leave the dangerous area as soon as possible.

The person further suggested that when the flood comes, you should immediately run on the high slope of the ditch according to the early warning information prompts or run on both sides of the touches. Moles should be quickly and timely, so as not to be greedy for property, so as not to delay the best time to hedge. When the transfer is not completed, you should choose a safer position to keep waiting for rescue, and to continuously send a signs of help from the outside world. If you have communication conditions, you must try to get in touch with rescue departments such as fire protection and public security as soon as possible, call 110, 119, and 15 to request rescue, report your own or dangerous situation, and actively seek assistance.

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