Torrential rain affects 10 provinces and cities along the Yangtze River, about 10.6 billion direct economic losses

Economic observation Network reporter Chen Central Meteorological Observatory July 12 18 o'clock continue to release rainstorm orange warning. It is expected that July 12 from 20 o'clock to July 13 20 o'clock, in the Midwest of Guizhou, northern Hunan, eastern Hubei, south of Anhui, south of Jiangsu, north of Zhejiang, Shanghai and other places, there are heavy rains, of which, Anhui and Jiangsu along the Yangtze River areas, such as local rainstorm; Southeastern Liaoning, southeastern Qinghai, Cxs There are heavy rains and torrential rains in some areas of southern Sichuan.　　These local areas are accompanied by a short thunderstorm gale and other strong convective weather. According to statistics, the heavy rainfall since July 8 has caused the Yangtze River in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Chongqing and other 10 provinces and cities in local areas suffered floods, the cumulative flood disaster population of 18.3 million people, 974,000 hectares of crops disaster, 43 people died, missing 18 people,　　39,000 collapsed houses, the early transfer of the threatened areas of the masses of 755,000 people, direct economic loss of about 10.6 billion yuan, of which water conservancy facilities lost about 2.3 billion yuan. Under the influence of rainfall, Dongting Lake water system of Lishui River flood. Among them, Shimen hydrologic station 11th 19 O'Clock peak water level exceeded the warning level of 1.11 meters. The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake water level continues to slow up, 12th 14 o'clock, Poyang Lake Hukou hydrologic station rose to 19.51 meters, exceeding the warning level of 0.01 meters, this is the Poyang lake water level this year, the second Super police;　　Qinghai Hot spring Reservoir water level continues to slow down, 12th 8 o'clock Reservoir water level 3957.82 meters, compared to yesterday 8 o'clock water level down 0.01 meters. In view of the increasingly serious flood, the disaster, the National defense general Deputy Commander, Water Resources Minister Lei presided over the Flood Control Association, requesting the provinces to further refine and deepen the flood control measures, strengthen leadership, implementation of responsibility, scientific regulation, especially along the Yangtze River and Taihu Lake, Huai River and other key areas to effectively strengthen the 圩垸 and the reservoir inspection RSPs, further strengthens the reservoir hydropower station safe flood control, the small river flood control and the mountain Torrent disaster defense work.