The rainstorm in Danling, Sichuan Province caused 73,800 people to be affected, and the direct economic loss was about 200 million yuan.

Meishan, China, July 22 (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) On the 22nd, there was heavy rainfall in Danling County, Meishan, Sichuan Province, which caused some township houses and farmland to be flooded, which was seriously affected.
Before the flood season, the people’s government of Danling County, Meishan, according to the forecast of the meteorological department, carried out an emergency transfer of 485 people within the hidden danger point of geological disasters in advance. From the early morning of the 22nd, there was a heavy rain in the central and western areas of Danling. At 1 o’clock in the morning, the local emergency response to flood control was launched, and then it was upgraded to Class III emergency response. Before the flood season, the people’s government of Danling County, Meishan, according to the forecast of the meteorological department, carried out an emergency transfer of 485 people within the hidden danger point of geological disasters in advance.

At 12: 00 on the 22nd, there were 15 monitoring stations where heavy rain occurred, among which the maximum rainfall in Datiankan Village in Zhangchang was 243.3mm.. Heavy rain caused Anxi River to exceed the guaranteed water level, and most of the water in Ren Mei Town, Zhangchang Town and Shuangqiao Town was flooded, and some people were trapped.
After the disaster, the local leaders quickly rushed to the severely affected towns of Ren Mei, Zhangchang and Shuangqiao to direct the flood fighting and relief work. At the same time, more than 1,000 people from armed police, fire fighting, public security, militia and social rescue forces were mobilized to go to the disaster-stricken areas to carry out flood control and disaster relief, and 4 assault boats, 2 kayaks and other flood control and disaster relief materials were allocated for reinforcement.

At 12: 40, the Ren Mei water level station of Anxi River exceeded the guaranteed water level by 1.38 meters, causing most houses in the town to be flooded, and more than 90% of crops in Pingba area were flooded. "There hasn’t been such a big flood for many years. It’s so scary!" The villager surnamed Zhang, who lives in Ren Mei Town, said that his home is on the side of the road, and now it is all flooded. The reporter saw in Ren Mei Town, which was seriously affected by the disaster, that rescuers were moving people through the assault boat into the flooded area. Through the drone lens, a piece of crops and greenhouses were flooded, many houses were soaked in water, and some villagers on the flooded village road were moving.

According to the data provided by the Propaganda Department of Danling County Committee, by 17: 00 on the 22nd, the heavy rainfall had affected seven local towns to varying degrees, with more than 73,800 people affected, 2,060 people transferred, 33 houses collapsed, 62,430 mu of crops affected and a direct economic loss of about 200 million yuan.

At present, the flood in Ren Mei Town, which was seriously affected, has not completely receded, and the affected villagers have been properly resettled, and the flood control and disaster relief work is still being carried out in an orderly manner. (End)
