Zhongyang County, Luliang, Shanxi Province experiences heavy rainfall. How to prevent secondary disasters?

First of all, heavy rainfall cannot be avoided. We can only take protective measures in advance. Local dams should be opened to start flood discharge work before heavy rainfall.

Heavy rainfall can alleviate drought to a certain extent. However, if heavy rainfall occurs for a long time, it will lead to natural disasters such as floods. Floods pose a huge threat to human society. Once a natural flood disaster occurs, a large number of houses will be destroyed and people will be displaced. Zhongyang County in Luliang, Shanxi Province suffered heavy rainfall.

According to a report from Shanxi Luliang Meteorological Bureau, Zhongyang County in the local area experienced very strong heavy rainfall. And unfortunately, due to the long period of heavy rainfall, severe natural disasters such as flash floods occurred in the area. During this flash flood, five people died unfortunately. Therefore, local governments should also carry out relevant rescue work in a timely manner. We must seize the time to relocate people in dangerous areas and set up more temporary resettlement sites to accommodate the relocated people. We must be vigilant when facing flash floods.

Long-term heavy rainfall can lead to flash floods and other flood disasters. In particular, residents living around mountainous areas should always pay attention to the occurrence of flash floods and other natural disasters. Once you encounter a flash flood, you must not evacuate to low-lying areas. Be sure to evacuate to higher areas in time. Doing so can directly avoid being hit by flash floods. In addition, if there is a heavy rainstorm. You should also move to a safe area as soon as possible and should not stay in low-lying areas. Once a flood occurs, it is difficult to escape. Flood prevention work can be carried out on site.

If it is too late to evacuate, you can choose to carry out flood prevention measures on the spot. For example, a large amount of gravel and cement slabs are piled in front of the home. This can directly prevent floods from entering the house. In addition, after the flood, you should also stay away from other electrical equipment such as telephone poles. Avoid electricity leakage due to the impact of floods on telephone poles.