Torrential rain causes over 2,000 hectares of aquaculture losses in Yangjiang, Guangdong

    Days of heavy rain and torrential rain have left 100,000 people in 18 towns and districts of Yangjiang, Guangdong affected to varying degrees, with crops and fish ponds (enclosures) in some areas suffering "catastrophic" damage. On the morning of the 11th, a reporter learned from the flood control and drought relief department of Yangjiang, Guangdong that as of the afternoon of the 10th, the city's direct economic losses had reached 240 million yuan. 

According to statistics, due to the continuous heavy rainfall, the affected crop area in Yangjiang, Guangdong reached 9,330 hectares, the lost aquaculture area reached 2,560 hectares, and the direct economic losses of the city's agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery exceeded 200 million yuan. 

It is understood that due to the long duration and high intensity of the continuous rainfall, crops and fish ponds (enclosures) in some areas of Yangjiang, Guangdong suffered "catastrophic" damage, with heavy losses. The city's direct economic losses to water conservancy facilities reached 36.6 million yuan, 77 houses collapsed, and 27 industrial and mining enterprises suspended production due to the disaster. In recent days, Yangjiang, Guangdong has dispatched more than 2,500 people for emergency rescue, rescued 600 people trapped by floods, and relocated more than 3,000 people. 

It is reported that in Shaba Town, Yangxi County, Guangdong, which was severely affected, a landslide occurred on Yandeng Ridge in the town area in the early hours of the 8th. More than 3,000 cubic meters of mud and rock slid down the mountain, affecting more than 10 households at the foot of the mountain. Fortunately, no casualties were caused. 

At present, authorities at all levels in Yangjiang, Guangdong are stepping up disaster relief and resumption of production work, properly resettling the affected people, urgently repairing water-damaged projects, and accelerating the repair of power and water supply facilities in the disaster areas.