The Yangtze River Commission launched the flood defense level IV emergency response

Affected by the recent heavy rainfall, individual stations in the Yangtze River Basin exceeded the alert water level. Considering the meteorological hydrological forecast and the current flood defense situation in the watershed, the Water Conservancy Committee of the Water Conservancy Military Conservancy River Conservancy Committee launched the flood defense level IV emergency response at 12 o'clock on June 18.

From 8:00 on June 17 to 8:00 on the 18th, the Poyang Lake Water System Fuhe and the middle and lower reaches of the Ganjiang River were large to heavy rain and local heavy rain.

According to the forecast of the meteorological and hydrological department, there are heavy rains and territory near the northern part of the Poyang Lake Water Department and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River from June 18th to 20th. Among them, Raohe and Poyang Lake District have a total of 160 to 220 mm, and the cumulative rainfall of water and Xinjiang has a total rainfall of 100 to 150 mm. The rainfall is 50 to 100 mm. It is expected that Dongting Lake Water System, Poyang Lake Water System, Landwater, Yangtze River, and the Yangtze River, and the Qing Dynasty Shuiyang River will have a significant rise in water. Floods; the dry police floods of the dry flow of the waters, the Xiangjiang River, the Ganjiang River, and the Fushe River may occur; the local heavy rainfall causes the risk of flood disasters and the floods of small and medium rivers.

At present, the Yangtze River Commission has issued notifications to the Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, and Jiangsu Provincial Department of Water Resources, requiring relevant units to press the responsibilities of various defense, and make every effort to prevent the safety of the people's lives and property.

(Source: Xinhua News Agency)

【Edit: Wang Yujin】

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