Heavy rainfall affected the relevant departments in many places in the south and went all out to prevent floods and provide disaster relief.

Cctv news(Reporter Wang Menghua)：On June 18th, rainfall continued in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian. The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a yellow rainstorm warning at 18: 00. Since June 9, heavy rainfall has continued in many places in southern China, and the daily rainfall of 11 national meteorological observation stations in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan has exceeded the extreme value in June. Floods and geological disasters occurred in Guangdong and Fujian. All regions and relevant departments are making every effort to cope with the disaster and ensure the safety of people’s lives and property.

Meizhou, Guangdong: Flash floods and landslides occurred in many places, and rescue efforts were launched.

Guangdong is greatly affected by rainfall. Since June 13th, there have been heavy rainstorms in northern Guangdong, northern Pearl River Delta and coastal cities and counties, among which, heavy rainstorms have occurred in Qingyuan, Meizhou and Shanwei. Flash floods and landslides occurred in many places. As of 14: 00 on June 18, 13 hydrological stations in the province exceeded the alert. From 18th to 19th, the northwest of Guangdong and the junction of Guangdong and Guangxi were still on the edge of the main rain belt, with obvious rainfall and local strong convection. There is heavy rain to heavy rain in Shaoguan, Qingyuan and Zhaoqing. After the 20th to 21st, the rain in most parts of Guangdong weakened.

Fujian: Super-alarm floods occurred at 11 hydrological stations in 8 rivers.

Fujian is also one of the provinces seriously affected. Today, heavy rainfall occurred again in Nanping and Ningde, Fujian. According to the Fujian Provincial Water Resources Department, from 6: 00 yesterday to 6: 00 today, 11 stations in 8 rivers including Minjiang River, Futunxi River and Youxi River were flooded by police exceeding 0.28 to 3.04 meters.

Guangxi: The water level in Liuzhou section of Liujiang River rises for the first time this year.

As of 8: 00 on the 18th, there were still 25 rivers and 39 hydrological stations in Guangxi with over-warning water levels. The water level of Liuzhou Hydrological Station in Liujiang River is 82.52 meters, and the warning level is 0.02 meters (82.5 meters). This is the first time that the Liuzhou section of Liujiang River has exceeded the police this year.

On the 18th, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River entered the Meiyu period from south to north.

The Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources announced that from June 18th, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River entered the Meiyu period from south to north. The Central Meteorological Observatory predicts that in the next two weeks, the main rain belt will move northward, and there will be three periods of heavy rainfall, from 18th to 20th, from 21st to 24th, and from 27th to 29th, respectively. The core area will be located along the Yangtze River, and the rainstorm will last for nearly a week, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River will enter a critical period of flood control.

It is urgent to go all out for emergency rescue and disaster relief and continuous rescue.

In areas with heavy rainfall such as Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian, in order to prevent floods and geological disasters, local rescue and relief work has been continuously carried out.

Meizhou, Guangdong: Many villages were flooded and many forces tried their best to rescue them.

Affected by continuous heavy rainfall, many villages in Meizhou, Guangdong Province have been flooded and roads have been damaged in recent days. In the worst-hit town of Surabaya, there are serious disasters such as subgrade collapse and pavement subsidence. At present, traffic is still interrupted.

At present, the local highway department has dispatched a number of large-scale machinery and equipment to the scene, striving to get through this rescue channel within three days. By 15: 00 on June 18th, the Guangdong Provincial Emergency Management Department had dispatched five helicopters to carry out the emergency aviation rescue mission in Sishui Town, Pingyuan County, Meizhou City, and delivered more than 260 professional rescue workers, medical staff, communication emergency repair and other technicians to the disaster area, and delivered 24 batches of emergency relief materials such as food, drinking water and medical equipment with about 17 tons.

In addition, in Xinpu Town, Jiaoling County, where the disaster was equally serious, heavy rainfall caused many people to be trapped. The rescue team of Wuhua County in Meizhou assisted the local government to successfully transfer more than 500 affected people to safety after 14 hours of continuous fighting. Up to now, Guangdong Provincial Defense General has maintained a three-level emergency response to flood control, and Meizhou has started a two-level emergency response to flood control.

Fujian: transfer trapped people to carry out post-disaster recovery work

Affected by heavy rainfall, some farmland houses in Qitan Village, Lanxi Town, Shanghang County, Fujian Province were flooded and residents’ homes were cut off. Local firefighters and rescuers use assault boats to transfer trapped people.

Guangze County, located in the north of Fujian, has been raining continuously recently. In the early morning of the 18th, waterlogging occurred in some low-lying areas of the city. Local cadres and officers and men of the armed police knocked on doors from house to house to ask questions, and transferred people in dangerous areas such as the river to safety by carrying and helping. At the same time, rescuers carried out dragnet investigations in dangerous areas.

The senior high school entrance examination in Fujian Province will officially begin on June 19th. In Nanping City, heavy rainfall caused landslides, landslides and other dangers on many roads. In order to ensure the smooth participation of township candidates in the senior high school entrance examination, the local multi-department organizations rushed to seize the access road in time.

Jiangxi: Many people successfully escaped from the landslide on National Highway 236.

Affected by the continuous heavy rainfall, on the afternoon of June 17th, a large-scale mountain landslide occurred on National Highway 236 in Yihuang County, Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province, causing two social vehicles and one engineering vehicle to be buried. Just when the landslide happened, many people at the scene successfully escaped from danger after hearing the loud cry of the security officer.

After the collapse of National Highway 236, traffic, emergency, public security and other government departments in Yihuang County rushed to the scene at the first time. At the same time, the relevant departments also temporarily closed the road. At present, geological experts have made a comprehensive judgment on the collapse of National Highway 236, and only when geological conditions permit can they rush through.