Mountain flood disasters occurred in Datong County, Qinghai.

China News Agency, Beijing, August 18th (Reporter Chen Su) Reporter learned from the China Emergency Management Department on the 18th that in the early morning of the 18th, due to the heavy rainfall, flood disasters occurred in Datong County, Xining City, Qinghai Province, causing casualties and loss of multiple people. The emergency management team rushed to the scene for rescue and disposal.

After receiving the report, Wang Xiangxi, deputy general commander command of the National Flood and Drought Resistance Headquarters and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Emergency Management Department, immediately went to the Ministry of Command Center to dispatch rescue disposal, and connected with the person in charge of the Qinghai Provincial Emergency Management Department and the local fire rescue team. Dangerous situations, guide rescue and rescue work. It is required to comprehensively touch the discharge situation, approve the number of affected and lost contacts as soon as possible, and ensure that one household is not leaked or one person. Strengthen the coordination command of the front and rear, dispatch professional forces and equipment, make every effort to carry out rescue and disaster relief and on -site disposal, and at the same time prepare for medical resources to prepare for the rescue wounded. Strengthen flood conditions monitoring and forecast, implement early warning calling mechanisms, and strictly prevent secondary disasters. Affordinate lessons, comprehensively investigate hidden dangers such as occupation of rivers and houses, improve personnel withdrawal plans, implement the prevention measures of the flood disaster, and resolutely prevent similar dangerous situations.

At noon on the 18th, Wang Xiangxi led the working group to rush to Qinghai to guide the rescue disposal. The National Disaster Reduction Commission and the Emergency Management Department launched the national level III disaster relief emergency response in response to the flood disaster in Datong County, Qinghai Province, and supported local disaster relief work such as the lives of the disaster people.

After the danger occurred, the local fire rescue team immediately dispatched 116 people to the scene to rescue, and the surrounding fire rescue team was prepared for rescue and disaster relief. (Finish)

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