The biggest flood in 40 years occurred in Chongqing under a sunny sky. Chaotianmen and other scenic spots were flooded. What is the reason?

As of September 2020. The first reason is because there is too much rainfall in the upper reaches. After the heavy rain, Chongqing urgently relocated 3,222 people. The Chongqing Municipal Disaster Reduction Committee Office has launched the city's Level III emergency response, and Kaizhou District has launched a Level II emergency response. The Chongqing Municipal Prevention and Control Center immediately issued a disaster warning response notice to all district and county emergency bureaus, requiring relevant units and personnel to enter a full emergency state and make every effort to prepare for various disaster relief emergencies.

In fact, there are not many heavy rains in Chongqing, and droughts have continued in many places. However, there are many rivers in Chongqing, and their upstream direction is Sichuan. The rainfall in Sichuan this year is very terrible. .

According to official reports, during this year’s flood season, heavy rains, heavy rains, and local heavy rains continued to occur in the main branches of the Minjiang River, Tuojiang River, Jialing River, and the tributary Fujiang in the Yangtze River Basin in Sichuan. The rainfall centers were mainly located in the middle and upper reaches of the Fujiang River and the upper reaches of the Jialing River main stream. , Tuojiang River and Minjiang River. These heavy rains caused the water levels of many rivers to surge, and then flowed down to Chongqing, causing water conditions in Chongqing.

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Continuous heavy rains have caused the water levels of the Yangtze River and Jialing River in Chongqing to rise sharply, exceeding the warning level. Finally, the doorway of Chongqing’s landmark Chaotianmen is also filled with water. When a taxi drove to Yongdusi Railway Station, he ignored the warning and rushed into the water. He was soon submerged, killing two people, including a two-year-old child.

Luojiaba, a three-and-a-half-kilometer stretch in Nan'an District, Chongqing, is low-lying and many goods were buried in the water. A man rescued his belongings that had been washed away in seven necks of water.

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