How many people were affected by extreme weather in Xiji, Ningxia?

Xiji, Ningxia was hit by extreme weather such as gale and hail, and more than 38,000 people were affected.

From June 1 1 June 15: 43 to June 16: 50, Xiji County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was hit by a short-term rainstorm and hail. The county's cumulative maximum precipitation is 23.0mm, and the hourly maximum precipitation is14.1mm; The local hail process lasted about 30 minutes, the hail diameter was 0.5- 1.0 cm, and the local hail thickness was 4.0-5.0 cm, which caused some towns and villages to be affected.

According to preliminary statistics, short-term heavy rain and hail caused disasters to 7,746 households with 38,846 people in 50 villages in 7 towns and villages, including Xinying, Yao Hong, Feng Ping, Ma Jian, Zhenhu, Piancheng and Jiqiang in Xiji County. Among them, the affected area of crops is 207,000 mu, and the affected area is10.02 million mu, mainly wheat, potato and corn, and some crops are out of production; The rainstorm caused direct flooding 1 road in rural areas, general flooding 16 roads, and the drinking water pipes of the masses were destroyed by water of 4,320 meters. The 1 flooded roads that directly affected people's travel were repaired overnight.

After the disaster occurred, the Xiji County Party Committee and the government attached great importance to it, and the main leaders gave instructions at the first time, demanding that they quickly go deep into the affected areas to guide the rescue and relief work; The leaders in charge of the government immediately led the heads of agriculture and animal husbandry, civil affairs, water affairs, transportation, environmental protection and other departments. It is necessary to go deep into the disaster-stricken areas to check the disaster situation, verify the disaster situation, guide the rescue and relief work, mobilize farmers to carry out self-help in production, ensure that all disaster relief measures are implemented, and effectively reduce the losses caused by disasters to a minimum.

Source: Yang