Original title: The direct economic loss of 15 people killed by the disaster in Shanxi caused by heavy rainfall was 5.029 billion yuan. Source: CCTV News Client
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Today (October 12) at 10 o’clock in the morning, Shanxi Province held a flood prevention and disaster relief press conference to inform the relevant situation.
The reporter learned from a press conference held by the Shanxi Provincial People’s Government today that from October 2 to 7, Shanxi had the strongest autumn flood since meteorological records. Many places encountered long-term, wide-ranging, and intense rainfall. The average precipitation is 119 mm, and the maximum precipitation is 285.2 mm in Daning County, Linfen, Shanxi.
Affected by continuous heavy rainfall, flooding occurred in 37 rivers in Shanxi Province, and the operation of expressways, national and provincial trunk lines, and railways were affected to some extent. Fractures occurred in the Xinjiang section of the Fenhe River, the Qingxu section of the Wuma River, the Fenyang section of the Ciyao River, and the Xiaoyi section. The abutment of the Changyuan River Bridge in Qixian County on the Nantongpu Line was washed down and the sleepers were suspended, causing the train to stop.
So far, the heavy rainfall has caused a total of 1,757,100 people in 76 counties (cities, districts) in 11 cities in Shanxi. 19,500 houses collapsed, 18,200 houses were seriously damaged, and the direct economic loss was 5.029 billion yuan. (Headquarters reporter Song Yunyi, Wang Xi, Zhang Shuodi, Song Zhenxing, Dong Qiqi, Pei Dawei, and Zhu Ruifeng)