Nearly 100,000 Residents Evacuated Before Flood Peak Passes Chongqing

Nearly 100,000 residents were temporarily evacuated as a flood peak passed the city proper of southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality on Saturday.

Water levels in the Jialing and Yangtze rivers exceeded the warning levels by 5.92 metres and 3.78 metres, respectively, as flood peaks passed the city, according to the municipal flood control and drought relief headquarters. Heavy rain in the upper reaches of the Yangtze, Jialing, and Fujiang rivers caused the worst floods since 2012 in the region.

The municipality has coordinated multiple dams, including Three Georges, to discharge flood water, issued warnings, and organised the evacuation of residents to minimize the losses caused by the floods. The Ministry of Emergency Management has also sent emergency relief supplies to severely flooded areas in Sichuan and Gansu provinces last Friday, including 8000 tents, 8000 folding beds, and 50,000 coats and quilts.