Xinhua News Agency, Lanzhou, August 11 (Reporters Wang Peng and Zhang Yujie) At about 10 o’clock on the 11th, the Gansu Provincial Water Resources Department launched a flood defense level IV emergency response to 8 cities and prefectures including Longnan and Tianshui. Relevant departments have launched a number of early warnings such as heavy rain, geological disasters, and mountain torrents.
Since August 10, there have been heavy rains in many places in eastern and central Gansu, and local heavy rains. Among them, the maximum accumulated rainfall is 138.2 millimeters, and the maximum hourly rain intensity is 62.6 millimeters.
The Lanzhou Central Meteorological Observatory predicts that by 22:00 on the 11th, there will still be heavy rain in the above-mentioned areas, with local cumulative rainfall of more than 140 millimeters, and accumulated rainfall of more than 50 millimeters in Lanzhou, Baiyin and other places. Some areas are accompanied by strong convective weather such as thunderstorms and strong winds.
On August 9, the Gansu Provincial Department of Natural Resources and the Gansu Provincial Meteorological Bureau issued yellow warnings for geological disasters in Dingxi Zhang County, Longnan Dangchang, Gannan Zhouqu and other places. On the 11th, the Lanzhou Central Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow warning for strong convection and a blue warning for heavy rain in Gansu Province. The Gansu Provincial Water Resources Department and the Gansu Provincial Meteorological Bureau jointly issued blue and yellow warnings for meteorological risk of mountain torrent disasters.
Relevant departments reminded that the above-mentioned areas should pay close attention to changes in rainwater conditions, and pay attention to preventing secondary disasters such as floods in small and medium rivers, urban and rural waterlogging, mountain torrents, landslides, and mudslides that may be caused by heavy rainfall, so as to ensure the safety of people’s lives.
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[Responsible editor: Zhao Wenhan]
2023-08-11 07:14:48
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