Shanxi has recently suffered severe floods.

This disaster affected many people, damaged houses, and damaged crops, and attracted widespread attention.

The disaster-stricken area includes 76 counties and cities, with approximately 1.76 million people affected, which is a huge number.

More than 120,000 of them had to be relocated.

From these data alone, you can feel the seriousness of the disaster.

Moreover, approximately 190,000 hectares of farmland suffered disasters, which dealt a heavy blow to local agriculture. Many farmers' dreams of a good harvest were ruthlessly taken away by floods.

More than 17,000 houses collapsed, leaving many residents homeless.

Observing the current situation of the ancient city of Pingyao, it was found that due to continuous heavy rainfall, part of the city wall of this world cultural heritage collapsed, with a collapse area of ​​25 meters, which fully demonstrated the direct damage caused by floods.

From a meteorological definition, a rainfall of 50 mm or more in 24 hours is considered a heavy rain.

When extreme rainfall occurs, it is easy to cause disasters such as floods.

The rainfall in Shanxi began on October 2 and lasted until October 6. It was also accompanied by thunderstorms and the temperature also dropped significantly.

Under such climatic conditions, a total of 18 counties and cities in the province experienced precipitation exceeding 200 mm, with the largest reaching 285.2 mm. With such heavy rainfall, it is difficult for the drainage system to drain water quickly, and the load on the river has exceeded its limit, which is likely to cause floods.

The terrain of Shanxi is mainly mountainous. Extreme weather such as heavy rainfall will not only cause flooding, but also trigger chain disasters such as landslides and mudslides in mountainous areas.

Moreover, many rivers such as the Fenhe River, Qinhe River, and Zhuozhang River have been affected, and they have experienced rising water levels and the emergence of dangerous situations.

There are many people and farmland living around these rivers. If the river is out of control, it will affect not only the areas near the river banks, but also the wider area.

The Fen River, an important branch of the Yellow River, burst at 5 pm on October 7 at some of its banks around Qiaodong Village in Xinjiang County. The floods gathered here, forming the highest flood level in the past 40 years, posing a serious threat to surrounding residents.

The local government acted quickly and completed the closure of the approximately 20-meter-long embankment on October 8. They also evacuated 17,631 people in time and raised and reinforced 13.7 kilometers of embankments to prevent possible dangerous situations.

The relocation and resettlement of more than 120,000 people is a huge project.

The local government must ensure the basic life of these people, including providing shelter, food, etc.

Residents' houses have collapsed. When will they have stable housing again? This is an urgent problem that the government must face and solve.

Ensuring that disaster relief supplies are distributed equitably and promptly to each disaster victim is also critical.

It is necessary to pay attention to the psychological condition of the people affected by the disaster. Many people lost their homes due to disasters, their lives suddenly fell into adversity, and their mood was often low. Psychological assistance work also needs to be gradually promoted.

In the long term, infrastructure needs to be rebuilt.

Those damaged roads need to be repaired urgently. Only in this way can the circulation of materials and the daily travel of residents be guaranteed.

Farmers affected by disasters need to be assisted to quickly restart agricultural production, and certain subsidies for crop replanting may be provided.

Rebuilding the houses of collapsed households requires careful planning and careful consideration from site selection to construction quality to prevent future disasters from causing major damage again.

Dear readers, what do you think is the most important step for Shanxi to completely get rid of the impact of this flood disaster?