Guiyang and Gui'an strive to prevent disasters from heavy rainfall

Since the beginning of this year, the average rainfall in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, has been 560.8 millimeters per day, 12.4 percent more than the average for the same period in previous years.

With the onset of flood season in June, Guiyang has experienced frequent heavy rainfall, with heavy precipitation in some areas, leading to the heightening of risk levels for geological disasters in these areas, which include the central part of Nanming district, the western part of Wudang district, most of Baiyun district, and more. Additionally, there is a risk of urban flooding in low-lying areas of some regions.

In an effort to prevent and mitigate flooding and other natural disasters, since the start of flood season, multiple departments in Guiyang City and Gui'an New Area has held six consultation meetings. The meteorological department issued five blue or higher rainstorm warnings, and the hydrological department released five flood forecasts and nine flood predictions. The water affairs department has sent 50 quick reports on water and drought disaster prevention duty.

Since the start of June, the departments have conducted spot checks on the performance of duties by over 1,000 responsible persons for reservoirs, hydropower stations, and water-related projects under construction. They have also conducted on-site inspections of six townships, nine geological disaster hidden danger points, four reservoirs and mountain ponds, four flash flood disaster risk areas, and one road traffic hidden danger point.

Since the start of the flood season, a total of 143,000 early warning messages have been sent to various levels and types of responsible persons, and over 322,000 disaster avoidance early warning messages have been issued to the public.