Xinhua News Agency, Guangzhou, April 21 - Affected by continuous heavy rainfall, Shaoguan and Qingyuan in the north of Guangdong Province experienced floods, and the Guangdong Provincial Committee for Disaster Reduction has launched a level IV emergency response for disaster relief. The main and tributaries of the Beijiang River rose along the whole line, and several hydrological stations in Guangdong Province continued to exceed the warning water level. At 8:00 on the 21st, the General Headquarters for Flood Control, Drought Control and Wind Prevention of Guangdong Province launched the Level III emergency response for flood disaster prevention of the Beijiang Embankment Feilaixia Hydro junction.
The Water Resources Department of Guangdong Province reported that as of 16:00 on the 21st, 38 hydrological stations in 24 rivers in Guangdong Province had exceeded the warning water level. It is predicted that at 20:00 on April 22, Shijiao Station in Beijiang will reach the peak flow of 19500m3/s. At the same time, the risk of mountain flood and flood in small and medium-sized rivers is high.
According to the latest flood development situation in the Beijiang River basin, the Water Resources Department of Guangdong Province has gradually increased the outflow of Lechangxia Water Control Project to 2000 cubic meters per second to ensure that the reservoir area will not be temporarily flooded. 15 important water projects in the Beijiang River basin and 12 cascade navigation hubs in the main stream of Lianjiang River were coordinated to reduce the flood control pressure in Yingde urban area.
On the afternoon of the 21st, the reporter saw in Longgui Town, Wujiang District, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province that the flood had receded, the rainfall had been suspended, and the people along the street were cleaning up the mud in their homes and washing the flood soaked items. The relevant responsible person of Longgui Town Government said that in response to the heavy rainfall, Longgui Town transferred 652 people, all of whom have been properly settled. The town has dispatched 6 forklifts, 3 excavators and more than 200 cleaning personnel to timely remove the road mud and fallen trees, and dredge the ditches and canals.
Some towns and villages in Yingde City, Qingyuan, Guangdong Province were seriously affected by the flood. On the afternoon of the 21st, the reporter saw at 358 National Highway in Baguang Town, Yingde City, Qingyuan that the road was flooded, many shops on both sides of the street were immersed in water, and the water depth was about one floor high. From time to time, there were assault boats and rubber boats from fire and emergency rescue departments to transport people.
As of 16:00 on the 21st, a total of 60741 people had been transferred from Qingyuan. Wu Weiquan, secretary of the Party Committee of Guangnan Community in Geguang Town, said that the local water level began to rise from the night of the 20th and spread over the streets. Since the main roads were flooded, rescue workers sent the people who needed medical treatment to the hospital in batches in assault boats.
The Guangdong Meteorological Observatory predicts that the precipitation in Guangdong Province will still be frequent in the coming week. Among them, on the 22nd, there will be moderate rain and partial rain in northern Shaoguan and northern Qingyuan, and moderate to heavy rain and partial rain in southern Shaoguan, southern Qingyuan and Zhaoqing. (Reporter Tian Jianchuan, Xiong Jiayi, Hu Nayun)
