Since the beginning of this year, the four aspects of the flood and drought disaster in my country

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 30 (Reporter Yan Fujing, Liu Xiacun) Deputy Minister of Emergency Management Zhou Xuewen said on the 30th that this year my country's flood disasters are mainly presented "less north and south", many rivers and floods, and local floods There are four characteristics of disaster and long temperature and drought.

Zhou Xuewen made the above statements at the "China Ten Years" series of theme press conference held by the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee that day.

Since the beginning of this year, the average number of rainfalls in the country has been slightly less than perennial, but most of the northern and South China and other places have more than 10 % to 1 % more than the same period of the year.

"A total of 586 rivers in the country have floods above super warning, and a total of 10 times have occurred in the main rivers and rivers." Zhou Xuewen said that since this year, the number of deaths and landslides caused by flood disasters and the number of collapsed houses have been , Decreased by 60%and 71.7%, respectively.

In addition, since July, the average number of high temperatures of the Yangtze River Basin has been 32.5 days, which is the largest period of history since the complete meteorological observation records in 1961; the average precipitation was 160.3 mm, which was the least in history since 1961.

According to the forecast of the meteorological department, from September to November this year, there are more precipitation in the northern region, southwestern, Central China, and South China; the beginning of Huaxi autumn rain starts early and overall strong;

"In the past few days, rainfall in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Chongqing, and Hubei in the West China region has increased. We are strictly preventing drought and flooding, and we are afraid that long -term drought will encounter sudden heavy rainfall, causing floods." Zhou Xuewen said.

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