China Issues Level IV Emergency Flood Response In Multiple Regions As Heavy Rains Lash Country | World News

Global Times, China’s state flood control and drought aid center, heavy rainfall continues to hit most parts of the country has published a level IV emergency flood response in various provinces reported.

According to Global Times, the emergency intervention was activated for Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei and Chongqing on Saturday at 15:00 (local time), and business teams were sent to Anhui and Hubei to help local authorities.

Separately, the Chinese Ministry of Water Resources maintained the same response for Anhui and Gansu states, while Henan, Hubei, Chongqing, Sichuan and Shaanxi launched an emergency intervention in a level IV flood control.

The forecasts from the ministry specified by the Global Times warned heavy rainfall in many areas such as Sichuan, Chongqing, Chongqing, South and Middle Anhui, South and Middle Henan, East Hubei, South Gansu and South Shaanxi. Some areas could see extremely torrential rains on the Yangtze River and the increase in the water levels of his arms, including Minjiang, Tuojiang and Jialing rivers.

Global Times also reported that water levels are expected to increase in the southern arms such as Huaihe River and Huanghe, Shiguan and Peihe rivers. Smaller rivers in the affected areas may encounter floods above the warning levels.

According to Global Times, the National Flood Control and Drought Aid Center Deputy Commander and Drought Aid Decision and Water Resources Minister Li Guoying called for strict implementation of stronger monitoring, early warnings and prevention measures.

On Saturday morning, the ministry held a special meeting to coordinate flood control efforts in response to heavy rain. Global Times emphasized that the authorities stressed that the authorities should be continuously rainy monitoring, warning information timely release, water projects should be planned and residents should be transported from high -risk areas.

Working groups from the ministry have already arrived in Gansu province to evaluate flash damage and plan further disasters. Global Times reported that the mountain torrents in Gansu have killed 10 people since Thursday and left 33 losses in the afternoon on Friday.

The heaviest rainfall in Yuzhong district hit the Xinglong mountain area and caused severe damage to several villages. Local officials quoted by Global Times said that multiple departments are urgently working to repair damaged roads.

Global Times, 54 hotels were requested and 54 hotels, including schools and village administrative centers, were requested and 14 central shelter houses will host approximately 10,000 displaced by floods.