Frequent Heavy Rain in the South, Guangdong Needs to Guard Against Secondary Disasters
Original headline: Heavy Rain in the South to Continue, Authorities Remind Public to Guard Against Secondary Disasters
Yesterday (the 8th), rescue workers carried out search and rescue operations at the scene. At around 5 a.m. that day, a landslide occurred in Kaishan Township, Taining County, Sanming City, Fujian, and the number of missing people rose to 41. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Guojun
According to a report on China National Radio's "News and Newspaper Summary," recent sustained rainfall in the south has caused landslides, mudslides and other geological disasters in Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places. Over the next two days, heavy to torrential rain and locally severe torrential rain will continue in the south, and the National Meteorological Center upgraded its rainstorm warning to the yellow level yesterday (the 8th) in the evening.
According to the forecast of the National Meteorological Center, from the 8th to the 10th, eastern and southern Guizhou, eastern and southern Jiangnan, and South China will continue to experience heavy to torrential rain and locally severe torrential rain, accompanied by short-term intense precipitation and local wind and hail. The maximum hourly rainfall intensity may reach 30 mm to 50 mm, and in some places may even reach 50 mm to 70 mm, with cumulative rainfall reaching 50 mm to 120 mm.
Zhang Fanghua, chief forecaster of the National Meteorological Center: It is expected that from the night of the 8th to the daytime of the 10th, most of the south will experience relatively significant rainfall. Southeastern Guizhou, central and southern Hunan, central and southern Jiangxi, southern Zhejiang, central and western Fujian, most of Guangdong, and central and northern Guangxi will generally see heavy rain, with some areas experiencing heavy to torrential rain. This precipitation process will basically end by the daytime of the 10th, and the next precipitation is expected around the 15th.
Zhang Fanghua reminded the public to try to avoid entering relatively dangerous areas such as mountainous regions and river valleys. Relevant departments should continue to pay attention to secondary disasters such as landslides and local flash floods caused by heavy precipitation, and should also take precautions against disasters caused by lightning and local thunderstorms and gales. (CNR Beijing, May 9 dispatch, reporter Zhu Hongyuan)
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Landslide Strikes Work Site in Sanming, Fujian; Xi Jinping Calls for All-Out Search and Rescue
Xi Jinping issued important instructions on the emergency rescue work for the landslide disaster in Kaishan Township, Taining County, Sanming City, Fujian, calling for all-out organization of search and rescue and the greatest possible efforts to reduce casualties; Li Keqiang gave instructions.
According to a report on China National Radio's "News and Newspaper Summary," at around 5 a.m. yesterday (the 8th), a landslide occurred in Kaishan Township, Taining County, Sanming City, Fujian, causing one office building of the Chitan Hydropower Plant to be washed away and one dormitory shed at a project work site to be buried. As of 8:30 last night, 41 people were missing, including 35 from Sinohydro Bureau 16 Co., Ltd. and 6 from Sinohydro Bureau 12 Co., Ltd.
After the disaster occurred, the Party Central Committee and the State Council attached great importance to it. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, immediately issued important instructions, requiring Fujian Province and relevant departments to quickly organize forces to carry out emergency rescue, make all-out efforts to search for trapped and missing people, do their utmost to reduce casualties, and properly handle follow-up work such as treating the injured and comforting the relatives of the dead and injured. Monitoring and forecasting should be strengthened, scientific rescue should be emphasized, and secondary disasters should be prevented. Relevant departments of the State Council should guide local governments and enterprises in strengthening the investigation of hidden dangers in various disasters and workplace safety, strengthen the implementation of responsibilities, and ensure the safety of people's lives and property.
Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, gave instructions, requiring all-out organization of search and rescue for those buried and treatment of the injured, and requiring the Ministry of Land and Resources to immediately take the lead in establishing a State Council work team to rush to the scene and guide local rescue work. Relevant departments of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters should guide and help all localities further improve the investigation of hidden dangers from various disasters, and the State Administration of Work Safety should urge strengthened workplace safety responsibilities and measures to effectively safeguard public safety.
In accordance with Xi Jinping's instructions and Li Keqiang's requirements, the State Council work team rushed to the scene to guide rescue work. The main responsible officials of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government were already directing operations at the scene, and emergency rescue work was proceeding intensely and in an orderly manner. (CNR Beijing, May 9 dispatch, reporter Ma Chuang)