The average rainfall is the second highest since 1961, with 751 rivers experiencing floods exceeding the police, and the Yangtze River and Taihu Lake experiencing basin floods … Since the beginning of this year, heavy rains and floods have occurred frequently in China, which is the most serious year since 1998. On the 2nd, as the water level of the main control stations in the main stream of the Yangtze River retreated below the warning water level, the National Defense General terminated the 63-day emergency response in the Yangtze River basin.

What is the impact of the flood disaster this year? How to do a good job in post-disaster recovery and reconstruction? The the State Council policy briefing held on the 3rd was interpreted.

The disaster area is wide and the economic loss is large, but the casualties are close, and the average value has dropped by nearly half in the same period of five years.

Zhou Xuewen, secretary-general of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, deputy director of the emergency management department and deputy director of the Ministry of Water Resources, analyzed that this year’s flood disaster generally showed the characteristics of "three liters and two drops":

"Three liters"-the number of people affected by the disaster has increased. Twenty-eight provinces were affected, with a total of 70.471 million people affected, an increase of 17% over the average of the same period in the past five years. Direct economic losses have risen. The direct economic loss was 214.31 billion yuan, with an average increase of 27% in the same period in recent five years. The number of transferred people has increased. There were 4.695 million emergency transfer and resettlement in China, with an average increase of 47.3% in the same period in recent five years, the highest in recent years.

"Two drops"-the number of deaths and missing persons decreased. All localities strengthened monitoring and early warning, promptly and decisively transferred threatened people, and 271 people died and disappeared due to the disaster, with an average decrease of 49.8% in the same period in the past five years; The number of collapsed houses decreased. This year’s flood disaster caused 70,000 houses to collapse, with an average decrease of 57.5% in the same period in recent five years.

The disaster area is wide and the economic loss is great, but the average number of casualties has dropped by nearly half in the same period of the past five years. What specific measures have been taken to protect people’s lives?

According to the development trend of flood disaster, the National Defense General dispatched 63 working groups in time to guide and assist local flood control and disaster relief. At the same time, in advance in key areas, key parts, key projects preset strength, timely rescue.

In this year’s flood fighting and emergency rescue, the PLA and the Armed Police Force dispatched more than 59,000 people, the national comprehensive fire rescue team rescued, transferred and evacuated more than 210,000 people, the central enterprises organized more than 106,000 people to undertake the flood control project, and the social emergency forces actively participated in it …

Establish an efficient linkage guarantee mechanism for disaster relief materials and open a green channel.

In order to strengthen disaster relief resettlement and the recovery of production and life, a total of 2.575 billion yuan of central disaster relief funds has been allocated, and 195,000 pieces of central disaster relief materials and flood control materials with a total price of 134 million yuan have been urgently allocated.

"During the main flood season, the National Defense Office and the Emergency Management Department will establish a daily consultation and scheduling mechanism with relevant departments, and use the emergency resource management platform to accurately grasp the demand for local relief materials." Zhou Xuewen told reporters.

How to allocate disaster relief funds and materials quickly? Zhou Xuewen summed it up in three sentences-

Prepare in advance and focus on deployment. Before the flood season, the Emergency Management Department and the State Grain and Material Reserve Bureau started the procurement of central disaster relief materials in advance, and these materials were mainly deployed around major rivers, as well as in high-risk areas such as southwest and northwest, so as to achieve forward deployment and have things in the warehouse.

Establish a mechanism for timely allocation. According to the disaster situation, we will establish an efficient linkage guarantee mechanism for disaster relief materials in conjunction with relevant departments, and adjust the materials first and then make up the procedures in case of emergency.

Green access, quick distribution. Sign a disaster relief agreement with transportation and other departments to open a green channel for disaster relief materials. At the same time, it is stipulated that when applying for central relief materials, all localities should clarify the main distribution destination and distribution plan, reduce intermediate links, and deliver them directly to the front line of disaster-stricken areas in cities and counties, so as to realize that the first batch of relief materials will be delivered to the affected people within 12 hours after the disaster.

Wang Yue, head of the Fixed Assets Investment Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, introduced that according to the deployment, the key areas for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction should focus on water conservancy, agriculture, transportation, municipal administration and other fields in combination with local conditions.

"All localities should prioritize and scientifically arrange reconstruction projects. We should pay close attention to organizing and implementing projects that are urgently needed by the people in their production and life. For major projects with long-term relations, the shortcomings of important infrastructure, the management of urban waterlogging, and the construction of disaster prevention and mitigation systems, it is necessary to plan as soon as possible and demonstrate that they are mature and integrated into the 14 th Five-Year Plan. " Wang Yue said now.

Temporary assistance will be provided to eligible poverty-stricken households to prevent poverty caused by disasters.

Since the beginning of this year, floods in poor areas have been more serious. According to statistics, in 12 provinces with severe disasters such as Anhui, Jiangxi, Gansu, Sichuan and Guizhou, a total of 2.5 million poor people suffered from floods, 19,100 houses collapsed or were seriously damaged, and 26,600 houses were generally damaged.

How to prevent poverty from returning to poverty due to disasters and ensure high quality to win the battle against poverty? Li Xiaodong, director of the Department of Disaster Relief and Material Support of the Emergency Management Department, said that according to the arrangement of the the State Council executive meeting, the central government will supplement the existing subsidy standard of 20,000 yuan per household with 5,000 yuan for houses collapsed and seriously damaged in the severely affected provinces. The emergency management department will guide local governments to increase their support and assistance to poor families with special difficulties such as collapsed houses.

At the same time, strengthen the joint efforts of departmental support. Inform the member units of the National Defense General and the National Disaster Reduction Committee of the disaster situation and disaster relief work information in time, establish a working mechanism with the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the the State Council Poverty Alleviation Office, send a joint working group to the disaster area to investigate the impact of floods and floods on poverty alleviation, start the departmental rescue and assistance mechanism, include the people who are poor or at risk of poverty due to disasters into the scope of monitoring and assistance, and provide temporary assistance to eligible poor households affected by disasters to jointly help prevent poverty caused by disasters.

At present, China is still in the main flood season. For this year’s autumn flood situation, Li Kungang, director of the Flood Control and Drought Relief Department of the Emergency Management Department, reminded that it must not be underestimated. From the historical law, after entering the autumn, some provinces in southwest and northwest China have continuous rainfall, which often leads to autumn floods in Jialing River, Hanjiang River, Weihe River and other rivers. Judging from the forecast, the autumn rain in West China is early this year, and the rainfall is generally high. "We will continue to tirelessly and carefully organize the flood control and disaster relief work in the later period, prepare for defense in advance, take timely countermeasures, and effectively put the safety of people’s lives in the first place." (Reporter Ding Yiting)