Nationwide Flood Season Begins, Rainfall Generally Above Average in Both North and South
Since June 1, the whole country has entered the main flood season. On the morning of the 1st, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters held a consultation meeting to analyze and assess the current flood control and drought relief situation, and to further arrange and deploy flood control, drought relief and typhoon prevention work.
The consultation analysis predicted that in June, rainfall in eastern China will generally show a distribution of "more at both the north and south ends, less in the middle," with the main rainy areas located south of the Yangtze River and in the Songhua and Liaohe river basins, and the main dry areas located in northern Huanghuai, southern North China and eastern Northwest China. Major rivers such as the middle and lower Yangtze River's two lake systems, Taihu Lake, the Guijiang River in Guangxi, the Beijiang River in Guangdong, the Qiantang River in Zhejiang and the Minjiang River in Fujian will experience floods exceeding warning levels, and some small and medium-sized rivers may experience major floods. Drought may occur in the north and southwest regions, and the number of typhoons forming will be close to the same period in an average year. Henan and other provinces have begun 24-hour flood season duty at all levels of flood control, hydrology and other departments, scientifically dispatching water conservancy projects, storing as much water as possible, and reserving sufficient water resources for possible drought.
From May 25 to 27 and May 28 to 31, southern China experienced two relatively strong rainfall processes. The heavy rainfall caused parts of Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces (municipalities directly under the Central Government) to suffer disasters such as floods, windstorms and hail, landslides and mudslides, resulting in 16 deaths and 3 missing.
From May 29 to 30, parts of Northwest and North China experienced severe convective weather such as strong winds and hail, with local hail diameter reaching 1 cm, causing damage to crops such as apples, grapes, rapeseed, corn, wheat, flax and beans, and affecting nearly 420,000 people.