Minister Chen Lei presided the consultaion meeting and initiated the level III emergency response of flood control in Haihe River and Liaohe River
2016-07-20 11:14
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State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters attached great importance to the current heavy rainfall prevention and flood control. On the night of July 19, Mr. Chen Lei, Deputy Commander of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and Minister of Water Resources, presided the consultation meeting on flood control to further arrange and deploy the current flood control work.
The consultation meeting decided to initiate the level III emergency response of flood control in HaiheRiver and LiaoheRiver according to the relevant provisions of the emergency plan of state flood control and drought relief. Notices were instantly issued to the flood control and drought relief headquarters in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Shandong, Liaoning, Jilin, Haihe River Basin and Liaohe River Basin to start the immediate emergency response of flood control and also request administrative leaders of all levels to immediately be involved in flood control and disaster relief and try utmost to manage the current flood control.
Concerning the flood situations in North and Northeast China, Minister Chen Lei stressed the following priorities: 1. Take effective measures to fully ensure the people safety. 2. Emphasize the safety of reservoirs. 3. Highlight the prevention of flash floods. 4. Guarantee the safety of key facilities. 5. Enhance the urban flood control and waterlogging. 6. Strengthen the emergency duty and information transmission.
According to the advance weather prediction, 7 working groups dispatched by State Flood Control and Drought Relief headquarters in advance are currently assisting local governments to carry out flood prevention and control in Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, Jilin, Liaoning, etc.