49 people in Jiangxi successfully avoided danger with meteorological warning as the guide.

Recently, two successful hedging cases of geological disasters in Ganzhou and Pingxiang, Jiangxi Province in early March were affirmed and praised as typical cases by the Risk Monitoring and Comprehensive Fire Prevention Department of the Emergency Management Department.

The circular pointed out that these are two typical successful hedging cases of village-level initiative, decisive disposal in counties and townships, municipal early warning and forecasting, and provincial forward-looking planning.

Ganxian District, Ganzhou City: 32 people evacuated overnight.

Since March 2, there have been strong lightning and short-term heavy precipitation in Ganxian District of Ganzhou City for several days. At 9: 30 on March 4, Zeng Junbin, the information reporter of disaster risks and hidden dangers in Luotian Village, Shadi Town, found a mountain crack in front of a house where villagers lived in concentration, so he immediately reported it.

"On March 3, there will be the first strong convective weather in our district this year, and all towns and relevant departments should take precautions in advance." Previously, on February 28th, Ganxian Meteorological Bureau produced and sent meteorological information materials to the district party committee, district government and relevant departments. From 12: 00 on March 3, Ganxian Meteorological Bureau issued warning signals of yellow thunder, blue gale and orange hail, which quickly reached more than 6,000 emergency responders and grassroots information workers in the whole region through SMS, WeChat and other channels.

"After receiving the meteorological warning information, we immediately organized village cadres and information reporters to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the risk points of hidden dangers of geological disasters." Ceng Wei Lin, secretary of the Party branch of Luotian Village, said.

At the same time, the Ganxian District Emergency Management Bureau, together with natural resources, meteorology and other departments and the government of Shadi Town, quickly organized experts to rush to the site for investigation, and confirmed that there were cracks more than 50 meters long in the mountain, and there were signs of new cracking and sinking, and landslides might occur at any time, threatening the safety of residents and high-voltage transmission lines under the mountain. The village committee transferred 32 people from 6 households involved in the risk overnight, and set up physical isolation facilities and warning signs in dangerous areas.

"Meteorological early warning information provides an important decision-making basis for us to carry out defense and emergency rescue work in time." Liu Huajun, director of the Flood Control Office of Ganxian District Emergency Management Bureau, said.

Shangli County, Pingxiang City: 17 people successfully avoided danger.

At 12: 35 on March 4, Li Hua, the information reporter of disaster risks and hidden dangers in Fengqiao Village, Chishan Town, Shangli County, Pingxiang City, immediately rushed to 22 groups of geological disasters in Fengqiao Village for inspection after receiving the warning information of strong convective weather.

Li Hua immediately reported the findings in time when he found that the wall of Hu Qingjie’s farmhouse was cracked, the road in front of the house collapsed and the ground showed signs of settlement. "There is a risk of house collapse, which directly threatens the safety of 6 households and 17 people."

Previously, on February 28th, Shangli County Meteorological Bureau predicted through the analysis of meteorological data that the precipitation process was obviously convective from the evening of March 2nd to the 5th, and some towns and villages might experience short-term heavy precipitation, and made meteorological information materials to be submitted to the county party committee, county government, county flood control departments and relevant towns and villages, prompting them to prepare for defense.

"After seeing the meteorological warning information released by the meteorological department in the township work group, I will conduct inspections in the village at the first time." Li Hua said.

After receiving the reported information, the county emergency management bureau and Chishan town government immediately organized cadres to rush to the scene simultaneously and take emergency measures to timely transfer 17 people from 6 households threatened by hedging and properly resettle them.

As of March 5, before the arrival of precipitation, all scheduled transfer personnel were evacuated safely.

(Author: Tang Huang Liang Zhu Junjun Dai Wenjuan Sophir Hwang Editor: Zhang Lin)