The direct economic loss of Chongqing floods exceeded 2.4 billion?

Yes, Zou Yu 2 1, member of the Party Committee of Chongqing Emergency Management Bureau and director of the Political Department, informed the media that "No.5 Flood of the Yangtze River in 2020" and "No.2 Flood of Jialing River in 2020" transited Chongqing, causing 263,200 local people to be affected, 25 100 people to take refuge in emergency, and the direct economic loss was 2.45 billion yuan. Up to now, no deaths have been caused.

Affected by the continuous heavy rainfall in Sichuan Basin, the Yangtze River formed the No.5 flood in 2020, and Jialing River formed the No.2 flood in 2020, which was the biggest flood in major rivers in Chongqing after the flood season this year, and it was also a rare flood in the history of Chongqing Yangtze River and Jialing River. On the morning of August 20th, the flood peaks of "No.5 Flood of Yangtze River in 2020" and "No.2 Flood of Jialing River in 2020" have passed through the central city of Chongqing.

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Progress in post-disaster work:

In response to the flood, Chongqing has pre-allocated relief funds of19.8 million yuan in advance, and urgently dispatched 94,000 pieces of relief materials and a large amount of drinking water and instant food to support the disaster-stricken areas.

By setting up tents, vacating classrooms and public houses, organizing relatives and friends, and distributing disaster relief materials such as quilts, clothes, bread, milk and mineral water to the victims in time, the affected areas and counties will do a good job in the transfer and resettlement of the affected people to ensure that the affected people have food, clothing, temporary housing, clean water and timely medical treatment.

The Chongqing municipal government has sent four working groups to provide disaster relief guidance to the severely affected districts and counties. Chongqing Emergency Bureau 15 Working Group also inspected the disaster situation in Hechuan, Tongnan, Tongliang, Yongchuan, Jiangjin, Beibei and other places, and guided the work of living security, social mobilization, voluntary donation, sanitation and disinfection, and disaster assessment. , quickly restore the production and life of the affected people.

China Net-The direct economic loss of Chongqing flood exceeded 2.4 billion, and 260,000 people were affected.