According to Xinhua , China’s President on July 12 gave instructions for flood prevention and rescue in the context of severe rainfall situation in the southern provinces of China.

In his speech, Xi emphasized that water levels in rivers like Truong Giang, Hoai River, or lakes like Dong Dinh, Phan Duong, Thai Ho have exceeded alarming levels, or serious flooding in Chongqing, Jiangxi, Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang cause great damage to people and property.

The water level of more than 200 rivers in China exceeded alarming levels. (Photo: Xinhua News Agency)

Xi said that China is at an important stage of flood control. He called on the party and authorities at all levels to uphold the responsibility at the forefront of flood control and response. Xi stressed that Chinese officials should have more effective flood control measures and stick to monitoring, early warning, safety checks of dikes and reservoirs, emergency response and support. affected people, help them stabilize their lives as soon as possible, avoid re-poverty in areas seriously affected by floods.

This is the second time in the past half month that Xi Jinping has given guidance on flood response in the context of complicated situations in many localities.

Floods over the past 1 month in China caused economic losses of up to 8 billion USD. (Photo: Xinhua News Agency)

Chinese officials over the weekend continued to raise flood warnings to a second high level as heavy rains continued to cause serious flooding in areas along the Changjiang River, especially Jiangsu and Jiangxi. According to data from the Ministry of Water Resources of China, from the beginning of July, the water level in 212 rivers has exceeded the alarming threshold, of which, the water level in 19 rivers reached an unprecedented high level in history.

Prolonged heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in China since June, leaving at least 141 people missing or dead, causing an estimated economic loss of up to US $ 8 billion.