Rainfall in Jiangxi has once again intensified and floods have occurred in some areas.

　　With the influence of cold air southward and strong convective weather, rainfall in Jiangxi has strengthened again. At 4: 09 pm on May 5, Jiangxi Meteorological Observatory issued an orange rainstorm warning. Affected by heavy rainfall, floods occurred in Tonggu County and Zhangshu City of Yichun, and waterlogging occurred in Liangshan Town, Yushui District, Xinyu City. After the dangerous situation occurred, all localities and departments coordinated with each other, actively responded to the disposal and eliminated the dangerous situation.

　　Affected by strong convective weather such as short-term heavy precipitation and lightning, heavy rains suddenly fell in Chongren County of Fuzhou City and Yushui District of Xinyu City. From 3: 00 pm to 6: 00 pm on the 5th, the three-hour rainfall in Xinyu City was 37.1 mm, with Liangshan Town in Yushui District having the largest rainfall of 92.5 mm.. Short-term heavy rainfall has caused serious water accumulation in some sections of Liangshan Town and blocked traffic. Local township cadres acted quickly to carry out drainage and help shops along the street to prevent stagnant water from flooding into shops.

　　It rained heavily in Tonggu County and Zhangshu City of Yichun. The 24-hour rainfall in Paibu Town, Tonggu County reached 164.8 mm, causing floods. Floods have caused damage to houses, flooding of crops and traffic interruption of highway trunk lines due to landslides in Dagushan Forest Farm, Tonggu County. After the dangerous situation occurred, the local authorities quickly organized personnel and machinery to rush through the highway trunk lines. According to incomplete statistics, as of 7: 00 pm on the 5th, the flood disaster process has caused 1011 people in Tonggu County and Zhangshu City of Yichun City to be affected, and 36 people were urgently transferred and resettled. As of press time, the trunk highways in Tonggu County have been fully opened to traffic.

　　At 5pm on the 5th, Jiangxi Hydrological Monitoring Center and Jiangxi Meteorological Observatory jointly issued a blue warning of meteorological risks of floods and flash floods in small and medium-sized rivers: It is estimated that floods and flash floods in small and medium-sized rivers may occur in Ganzhou, Ji ‘an, Pingxiang, Yichun, Xinyu, Fuzhou, Shangrao, Nanchang and Jiujiang from 20: 00 on May 5th to 20: 00 on May 6th (Grade IV). All localities are actively responding to prevent floods and flash floods in small and medium-sized rivers.

　　(Headquarters reporter Yang Ping Liu Yang)