Original title: Langzhong, Sichuan initiated Level I emergency response to flood control and emergency evacuation of more than 3,000 citizens and tourists
Xinhua News Agency, Chengdu, October 5 (Reporters Li Like and Zhang Hailei) According to the Sichuan Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, from 8 am on the 4th to 8 am on the 5th, the northwestern and central parts of the Sichuan Basin, the western Sichuan plateau and parts of the Panxi region It fell to heavy rain. At 8 o’clock on the 5th, the Jialing River Baishui River-Donghe Jiachuan Station exceeded the warning water level by 0.38 meters.
The reporter learned from the Propaganda Department of the Langzhong Municipal Party Committee in Nanchong, Sichuan that due to heavy rainfall upstream, the Guangyuan Tingzikou Power Station and the Langzhong Shaxi Navigation and Hydropower Project released floods. At 9:17 on October 5, the water level in the Langzhong section of the Jialing River soared, and the flood entered part of the river in Langzhong. On the street, more than 2,000 meters of roads in the urban area were flooded, and the deepest part of the street area was about 1 meter. More than 3,000 citizens and tourists were evacuated urgently.
At about 13:00 on the 5th, the Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters of Langzhong City launched a Class I flood control emergency response to control traffic in related areas.
At present, the water level of the Langzhong section of the Jialing River is still rising. The local towns (streets) along the river have been arranged to relocate people in low-lying areas. The flood has caused no casualties.
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