Shanxi Province Enhances Flood Control Measures Amid Heavy Rainfall

As the Shanxi Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Office warned of an impending heavy rainfall, five departments, including the Provincial Meteorological Bureau and the Provincial Water Resources Department, analyzed and assessed the flood control situation and implemented prevention and response work. The province is expected to experience heavy rainfall, posing a high risk of disasters and secondary disasters, especially during the summer vacation season.

Key Takeaways:

• The Shanxi Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Office convened a provincial flood control consultation and dispatch meeting on July 23 to assess the flood control situation and deploy prevention and response work.
• The meeting emphasized the need for strengthening forecasting, early warning, and alerts, including accurate forecasts of local short-term heavy rain and floods, and pre-disaster warnings of mountain floods, mudslides, and urban waterlogging.
• The meeting required all levels and departments to raise awareness and prepare for flood control, emergency rescue, and disaster relief, and to improve ideological awareness and tighten the string of flood prevention and safety.
• Departments such as water conservancy, natural resources, housing and construction, transportation, and emergency response were called upon to intensify their efforts to identify hidden dangers, implement preventive measures, and take effective measures to ensure all safety measures during the flood season were fully implemented.
• Timely and decisive evacuation is essential, and residents in at-risk areas should be relocated and resettled promptly and decisively based on rainfall, water, and flood conditions.
• Areas with dense cultural and tourism activities, such as Datong and Shuozhou, must prepare emergency evacuation plans for tourists to scenic spots and, if necessary, decisively implement closures and relocations.
• The Office of the Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters continues to dispatch supervisory teams to guide Datong, Shuozhou, Xinzhou, Xinzhou, and Luliang cities in their flood control efforts and to urge rectification and closure of issues and hidden dangers identified during previous inspections.

Statistics:

• The province is expected to experience heavy rainfall, with large cumulative rainfall in the north and central regions, and the risk of disasters caused by the superposition effect of precipitation is high.
• The summer vacation season is expected to witness many foreign tourists and outdoor activities, and the flood prevention situation is complex and severe.
• The office convened a provincial flood control consultation and dispatch meeting on July 23 to assess the flood control situation and deploy prevention and response work.
• The meeting emphasized the need for strengthening forecasting, early warning, and alerts, including accurate forecasts of local short-term heavy rain and floods, and pre-disaster warnings of mountain floods, mudslides, and urban waterlogging.
• The meeting required all levels and departments to raise awareness and prepare for flood control, emergency rescue, and disaster relief, and to improve ideological awareness and tighten the string of flood prevention and safety.
• The office continues to dispatch supervisory teams to guide Datong, Shuozhou, Xinzhou, and Luliang cities in their flood control efforts and to urge rectification and closure of issues and hidden dangers identified during previous inspections.

Sources:

• Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China (July 29)
• Contify.com (Copyright 2021)