China flood3/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() On 31 July, twenty people died in floods caused by torrential rain in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The water level in the section of Lanzhou, the capital city of northwest China's Gansu Province, along the Yellow River, has risen rapidly due to heavy rain. The regional meteorological observatory has issued a red alert for rainstorms, warning that rainfall will continue in the following days and may cause floods and landslides in cities and towns. In north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, floods triggered by torrential rain have left 12 people dead and three others missing as of 23 July. The maximum rainfall during this period reached 277.6 millimeters in Helan Mountain, and floods have formed in the eastern areas at the foot of the mountain. In northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, more than 5,200 residents have been evacuated as torrential rain has battered Helan Mountain since 22 July. The minimum air pressure registered 985 pHa. The maximum wind intensity at the center registered 28 m/s. On 22 July, National Meteorological Center reported that Typhoon Ampil has made landfall at the coastal regions of Chongming Island, Shanghai. The potential affected areas such as Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Anhui are expected to sustain or adjust the corresponding emergency state according to local realities. It is required that the relevant meteorological sectors attached to CMA enter the emergency position immediately and put corresponding meteorological services in place. ( IFRC, )Ĭhina Meteorological Administration activated a level three emergency response to address Typhoon Ampil. ![]() The flooding season will continue until the end of August and more rain can be expected until then. More rain has been falling over the past week, worsening the flood situation. ![]() According to this rapid assessment, heavy rainfall has resulted in a large number of seriously damaged houses that have continued to collapse in these two provinces. On 12 July 2018, the Provincial Disaster Reduction Commission selected four technical persons and two satellite commanding vehicles - carrying unmanned aerial vehicles and 4G communications equipment - to collect unmanned aerial vehicle remote sensing data with the working group. The direct economic loss was 3.6 billion Yuan. More than 2,300 houses collapsed, and 19,000 were damaged to varying degrees. The provinces of Tianshui, Zhangye, Pingliang (including 10 cities and 46 counties) are flooded, and have affected 1,519,000 people where 12 have died four are missing and 30,000 were evacuated. A heavy rainstorm occurred in Southeast Gansu from 10 to 11 July 2018. Gansu province was hit even harder, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. The direct economic loss has been estimated to be over 5.3 billion yuan. A total of 36,900 hectares of crops have been affected by the floods and 5,200 hectares will have no harvests this year. According to reports from National Disaster Reduction Commission, as of 13 July 2018, floods have affected 1,381,000 people, where 3 persons have died 222,000 have taken emergency resettlement 22,000 needed emergency relief in Sichuan prefectures of Deyang, Mianyang, Guangyuan (that includes 15 cities and 70 counties) more than 900 houses have collapsed, and 29,000 houses have been damaged. These were also compounded by the effects of two weather systems in the area Typhoon Prapiroon, and Typhoon Maria. In some areas of North Central Sichuan, there have been heavy rainstorms and torrential rains for four consecutive days. Heavy and continuous rainfall since 7 July 2018 has caused flooding in most parts of Sichuan and the southeast region of Gansu Province. ![]()
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