The weather in Shexian county

Serious waterlogging occurred in Shexian county, Anhui province, and the water levels of many rivers rose, and too much rain in the upper reaches overflowed the dam, resulting in the river flowing backwards into the urban area.

On July 7, the first exam of the 2020 college entrance examination in Shexian County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province was postponed due to serious waterlogging. Parents of students once told the media that the water situation is related to the release of water from the reservoir. However, a staff member of Shexian Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters later said that Shexian was seriously waterlogged.

It is not because of flood discharge, but because the rainfall in the upper reaches is too large, which has exceeded the regulation capacity of the reservoir, and the water overflows from the dam. The staff of Shexian Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters also said that Shexian is also the confluence of four rivers, except for the large rainfall in the upper reaches, the rainfall of all tributaries in the upper reaches is relatively large. The staff stressed that waterlogging in Shexian city was mainly caused by heavy rain, not reservoir flood discharge.

In addition, at about 1 1 40 on the morning of the 7th, a staff member of the river management station of Jixi County Agricultural and Rural Water Resources Bureau in Xuancheng City, Anhui Province said that there was no flood discharge to Shexian County recently. Although it is rainy these days in Jixi county, the water situation in the county is still stable, and there is no flood disaster for the time being.

Due to the continuous heavy rain and the flood peak in the upper reaches, serious water accumulated in many places in Shexian city, and the college entrance examination language test scheduled for the morning of the 7th was forced to be cancelled. Prior to this, some candidates rushed to the examination room by boat. Another local resident, Mr. Shu, said, I am 62 years old and have lived in Shexian since I was a child. This is the biggest flood I have ever seen. Mr. Shu also said that the last time he saw a similar flood should be 1969, but at that time, the river bed was relatively low, and the river rose when the rain was a little heavy, but now the dam is relatively high, so the water is still relatively heavy this time.

In addition, the low-lying areas in Shexian county are seriously waterlogged, and many vehicles are flooded. According to the introduction of Shexian Traffic Police Brigade, hundreds of cars were flooded in Shexian city alone. In addition, in Tunxi District, Huangshan City, about 20 or 30 kilometers away from Shexian County, a century-old sea bridge was washed away by the flood.