A Place in Shaanxi Was Hit By A Once-in-50-year Torrential Rain
Jul 03, 2023
From 20:00 on July 1st to 01:00 on July 2nd, heavy rainstorms, heavy rainstorms, and local torrential rainstorms fell in Zhenba County, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province. Among them, the precipitation in Yudu Town, Rencun Town, and Chinan Township exceeded 100 in 3 hours Millimeters, rivers, ditches and streams burst into mountain torrents, and Yushuihe Yudu section and Chinan section experienced super-warning floods. The Zhenba County Flood Control and Drought Relief Emergency Headquarters immediately launched a flood control Ш level emergency response.
At present, 80 roads in Zhenba County have been damaged and interrupted; 66 households with 148 houses were damaged, 3 households with 9 houses were seriously damaged, and 8 households with 24 houses collapsed; preliminary statistics show that the direct economic loss is 31.27 million yuan, and the affected population is 5,637 It is estimated that the economic loss will reach 120 million yuan.
The reporter learned that Ankang City, the Zhenba County Party Committee, and the Zhenba County Government have launched emergency plans for public emergencies, issued flood fighting and rescue orders, and organized emergency teams from public security, fire protection, electric power, and militia to carry out emergency rescue, road repairs, and mass transfer and resettlement. , disaster monitoring, etc. As of 16:30 on July 2, 4,533 people from 1,795 households under threat had been properly relocated locally. Flood control materials, rescue equipment and other transportation and storage work had been put in place, and rescue work was being carried out in an orderly manner.


