What happened to more than 8,000 people 1 injured in the strongest snowstorm in Gansu this year?

China News Network (Beijing) reported that from March 10 to March 13, Gansu experienced the strongest snowstorm since last winter from west to east. The accumulated precipitation in the east of Wushaoling is generally 10 to 35 mm, and the maximum snow depth is 22 cm.

Public trust. Com Lanzhou March 14 In recent days, Gansu, which has always been "spring rain is as expensive as oil", has experienced a large-scale continuous blizzard weather process, and the snowfall in many places has reached the extreme value in the same period. Chun Xue, which has been plagued by a rare "warm winter" for nearly 60 years, has been dyed into a "snow country world" wrapped in silver. The fields with long droughts and showers are full of vitality, but 1 people were injured and more than 8,000 people were affected.

The meteorological department of Gansu Province disclosed on June 5438+04 that from March 10 to March 13, there was a large-scale continuous rain and snow weather in Gansu from west to east, with heavy snowfall concentrated on the night of June 5438+0 12, and snowstorms appeared in many places. This process is the strongest snowstorm since last winter. Generally, the cumulative precipitation in the east of Wushaoling is 10 to 35 mm, and there is 1 to 15 cm of snow in many places, with the maximum snow depth of 22 cm.

Two consecutive days of snowfall made Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, "dotted" with snowflakes on June 5438+04. The sudden drop in outdoor temperature made people shudder, and the bloated winter clothes that disappeared for many days returned to their horizons. Some people who are "sorry about the winter snow" are playing on the rest of the snow. On the road surface where the ice and snow have not completely melted, there have been car scraping accidents in recent days, and there are also many car pileups caused by slippery roads.

Gansu, located in the northwest inland of China, suffered from "nine droughts in ten years", and its ecological environment is fragile, and it is even more afraid of drought and waterlogging. Since last winter, Gansu has experienced the warmest winter in the past 60 years. The continuous days without precipitation in Hexi and northern Gansu exceeded 40 days, and Lanzhou reached 102 days. The duration of this snowfall and the thickness of the snow can be described as "rare". This round of snowfall "the depth of snow in many places broke the historical record in March" eased the recent drought that spread in many places, but it also caused local disasters.

According to preliminary statistics, as of June 4th 1 1, vegetable greenhouses, farms and houses in seven villages and towns in Gansu/kloc-0 were damaged to varying degrees due to snowfall, 1 person was injured, 8,284 people were affected, and the direct economic loss was more than 4.67 million yuan.

According to the analysis of meteorological department, it is in the early stage of spring ploughing and sowing, and this precipitation is very beneficial to increase soil moisture in Hedong, Gansu Province. At the same time, snowfall has also played a positive role in improving air quality and reducing forest fire risk level. However, snowfall and cooling have caused ice accumulation and heavy snow on roads in some places, which has certain adverse effects on transportation, animal husbandry and facility agriculture.

At present, the snowfall in Gansu for many days weakens and shrinks at 13 night, and the local area turns into sleet. The meteorological department predicts that the rain and snow weather that will be further weakened in the future will still "stay" in Gansu, and the province will be completely cleared by the 20 th.