Jiangxi Province Takes Precautions Against Heavy Rainfall and Floods

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The Jiangxi Provincial Office of Disaster Prevention, Mitigation, and Relief held a flood prevention consultation meeting on June 21st to discuss recent heavy rainfall weather processes and implement targeted prevention and response measures. A relatively significant rainfall process is expected in northern Jiangxi from June 21st to 24th, with localized areas experiencing heavy rain to torrential rain and some small and medium-sized rivers may exceed the warning water level. The meeting emphasized the need to maintain a high degree of vigilance, strengthen monitoring and early warning, and effectively prevent and respond to the recent heavy rainfall weather process.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Jiangxi Provincial Office of Disaster Prevention, Mitigation, and Relief held a flood prevention consultation meeting on June 21st to discuss recent heavy rainfall weather processes and implement targeted prevention and response measures.
  • A relatively significant rainfall process is expected in northern Jiangxi from June 21st to 24th, with localized areas experiencing heavy rain to torrential rain and some small and medium-sized rivers may exceed the warning water level.
  • The meeting emphasized the need to maintain a high degree of vigilance, strengthen monitoring and early warning, and effectively prevent and respond to the recent heavy rainfall weather process.
  • The Jiangxi Provincial Flood Control, Disaster Reduction, and Relief Office organized a flood season consultation to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important discourse on disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief, and deploy targeted prevention and response measures.
  • Entrusted by Xu Weiming, Director of the Jiangxi Provincial Flood Control, Disaster Reduction, and Relief Office and Director of the Provincial Emergency Management Department, Xu Heming, Deputy Director of the Provincial Flood Control, Disaster Reduction, and Relief Office and Deputy Director of the Provincial Emergency Management Department, presided over the flood season consultation meeting.
  • The meeting pointed out that some small and medium-sized rivers, and urban and rural waterlogging areas, should be closely focused on with key defenses such as mountain torrents and geological disasters.
  • It is necessary to effectively strengthen monitoring and early warning, and severely affected areas such as northern Jiangxi should strengthen real-time prediction and rolling early warning of the magnitude of rainfall and the trend of flood.

Statistics:

  • A relatively significant rainfall process is expected in northern Jiangxi from June 21st to 24th.
  • Heavy rain to torrential rain is expected in some localized areas.
  • Some small and medium-sized rivers may exceed the warning water level.
  • 10% of small and medium-sized rivers may exceed the warning water level according to the meeting.
  • The meeting emphasized the need to strengthen short-term early warning and nighttime prevention reminders, and organize the evacuation and transfer of threatened people in advance.

Sources:

  • Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China (June 23) - original press release.