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30 hours of heavy rain! Tens of thousands of factories in Shandong and Hebei may be in crisis!

ECHEMI 2021-07-15

Heavy rain warning!


According to news, North China and Huaibei regions ushered in the strongest rainstorm! Many provinces across the country recommend to enter flexible work (equal to no work)!

 

More than 500 flights have been cancelled, transportation production is affected, and many manufacturers have suspended operations due to heavy rain.

 

rainstorm! If necessary, remove personnel and stop production, and initiate emergency response!

 

From July 11th to 12th, all day, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei ushered in the strongest rainstorm. It is expected that the rainfall process will last for more than 30 hours!

 

According to a report from the Meteorological Bureau, there will be heavy to heavy rains in the next three days in North China, northern and eastern Huanghuai, southern Northeast China, eastern Shanxi, western and northern Beijing, northern Tianjin, northern Hebei and southern central and mountainous areas, northern Henan and other places There were heavy rainstorms in some areas, especially heavy rainstorms at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain.

 

▶National Defense General: 13 provinces and cities are ready for war!

On July 9th, the State General Office of National Defense issued the "Regarding the Prevention of Strong Rainfall in the Near Future" The "Notice of Work" requires those responsible for flood control at all levels to immediately enter a state of combat readiness and implement detailed prevention and response work.

 

▶Hebei: If necessary, stop production and remove personnel!

Production operations such as coal mines, underground mines, and tailings ponds must strictly implement the regulations on suspending production and removing personnel during heavy rains. Production and construction must be stopped immediately before heavy rains, and flood prevention measures must be taken.

 

▶Shandong: Heavy rains in many places, Shandong issued an emergency notice!

On July 10, Shandong issued the "Emergency Notice on Doing a Good Job in Preventing Heavy Rains in Safety", requiring the mining sector to strictly implement the heavy rain cessation and withdrawal system. In the field of hazardous chemicals, various safety technical regulations are strictly implemented, and measures such as waterproof and moisture-proof are taken in a targeted manner. Oil and gas storage tanks are resolutely prohibited from loading and unloading under thunderstorms.

 

Flood warning! Enterprises along the river may be affected!


Since July 11, the official website of the Ministry of Water Resources has issued multiple flood warnings.

 

among them:

On July 11, the orange flood warning for the Qujiang River was upgraded and the blue flood warning for the mainstream downstream of the Jialing River was issued.

 


On July 12, the Haihe River Basin Zhangwei River, Ziya River, Daqing River, Yongding River, Beisan River, Luan River, Shanxi-Shaanxi Section of the Yellow River Basin, Wei River, Fen River, Qin River, Yiluo River and other rivers will see significant increases. During the water process, some small and medium-sized rivers in the rainstorm area may have super-alarm floods.

 


On July 13, the Luanhe River formed the No. 1 flood of 2021, and the Maritime Commission’s hydrological department officially issued a blue flood warning for the Maritime Commission.

 

According to the forecast and analysis of the Ministry of Water Resources, large floods may occur in the middle reaches of the Yellow River during the flood season this year. At present, the Yellow River has entered a critical period of flood control. The Ministry of Water Resources maintains Level IV emergency response. There are 6 working groups in Beijing, Hebei, Sichuan, Chongqing, Jiangsu, Heilongjiang, etc. Local guidance and assistance to local areas to carry out flood control work.

 

The multiple warnings issued by the Meteorological Observatory, the Ministry of Water Resources and the National Defense Administration indicate that dozens of provinces and cities, including Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui, covered by the Yangtze River Economic Belt, will be affected by heavy rains in the near future, which means that 1/3 of the country’s chemical industry The park and 51% of the chemical companies along the river will suffer heavy losses in terms of production, storage, and transportation, involving nearly 10,000 chemical companies.

 

Do a good job in flood prevention! Beware of loss!


Last year’s floods have left people with lingering fears. In the flood season of 2020, a total of 8 million people were affected in 24 provinces, of which 8.521 million people were affected by floods in 24 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) including Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guizhou, and Chongqing. 495,000 people were urgently transferred and resettled, and more than 7,300 The houses collapsed and 138,000 rooms were damaged to varying degrees; the direct economic loss was RMB 20.67 billion.

 

The first heavy rain this year hit, and flood warnings were frequently issued, which once again aroused the attention of many parties, calling on you to prevent floods in time. Chemical companies located in North China and the upper and lower reaches of the Yangtze River may be severely affected. The high temperature and heavy rain during the flood season will cause great inconvenience to the production, transportation and storage of chemical products. Some areas have also adopted measures such as transportation restrictions, suspension of work, and road closures. To cope with heavy rains and disasters in this life, it is expected to cause a short-term shortage of chemical raw materials.

 

When dealing with various inspections, you must also do a good job in flood prevention to avoid losses.

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