Original title: Zhengzhou City’s flood control emergency response is lowered from level I to level III
According to news from the Zhengzhou Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, based on the current development of the flood situation, it was decided to reduce the flood control emergency response from Level I to Level III at 13:20 on July 22. In addition, according to the flood control press conference held in Zhengzhou today (22nd), Zhengzhou will strive to restore power supply to high-rise communities tonight and basically restore power supply in the urban area tomorrow. According to news from the Henan Provincial Emergency Management Department, as of 4 am today, heavy rainfall has caused more than 3 million people in 103 counties (cities, districts) and 877 towns in Henan Province to be affected, 33 people were killed and 8 people were missing.
The heavy rain continued and the rain belt moved northward. The Henan Meteorological Observatory continued to issue red warnings for heavy rain today. Data from the Central Meteorological Observatory showed that from 8 o’clock yesterday morning to 6 o’clock this morning, heavy rains occurred in Anyang, Hebi, Xinxiang, and Jiaozuo, Henan. A total of 9 national-level meteorological observatories have exceeded their historical extremes in daily rainfall. In addition, after the heavy rain belt stayed in Henan for many days, it gradually moved northward during the day and brought heavy rain to parts of Hebei and Shanxi. The 427 observation sites in Hebei reached heavy rainstorm levels. Among them, Shijiazhuang, Xingtai, and Handan, Hebei were heavily rained. .
Multi-party support for emergency rescue and disaster relief. This extremely heavy rainfall caused serious waterlogging in many parts of Henan, and railway, highway, and civil aviation transportation were severely affected. At present, with the orderly development of rescue and disaster relief work, roads and air transportation are gradually recovering. In addition, with the support of multiple forces, the disaster-stricken areas are stepping up to carry out dredging and drainage, power emergency repairs, and communications support. The Changzhuang Reservoir and the Guojiazui Reservoir, which are in danger due to heavy rainfall, have initially been effectively controlled.
The flood is ruthless, and humans are compassionate. In times of crisis, in addition to the people’s soldiers and firefighters marching in the rain, ordinary people also lend a helping hand to those around them for the first time.
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