Next 7 days there is still no widespread rainfall in Henan 13.51 million mu of grain Henan drought _ drought | news
Xinhuanet, Zhengzhou, July 27 (reporter Li Lijing)-Orange, Henan province, the Central Weather Bureau posted 26th drought warning: next 7 days, the province's widespread heavy rain-free weather. Henan provincial flood control and drought relief headquarters office and the latest statistics show that the grain acreage in the province now stands at 13.51 million acres, the drought has intensified.
Since June this year, Henan province, the average precipitation is much less than the same period last year. 90% less precipitation than normal, pingdingshan city, is the least precipitation over the same period of the year since 1975. Water, local government implementation of the "limited" initiative: bathing, washing, swimming pool (Museum) special industries, such as water and go out of business; water consumer effects and encourages enterprises and the public to save water. Other cities has also been actively implementing the province's flood control and drought relief teleconference spirit, adopt effective measures, and concentrate on drought relief. Luoyang City, such as drawing water, bottled water, water diversion and other ways to help stranded people of more than more than 4,700 people, ensure that people's basic water needs. 8 drought Steering Group set up in Shangqiu city, dispatched to the County (district) first-line supervision on drought and drought-resistance management of autumn crops.
According to the comprehensive meteorological drought index monitoring, as of July 25, 47% County, Henan province meteorological drought reached dry level, special dry counties reached 17% levels. Weight dry above the region including the cities of Zhengzhou and Kaifeng, luohe, pingdingshan, xuchang, zhoukou, jiaozuo city, Shangqiu, 8 cities, Nanyang and sanmenxia, Luoyang, zhumadian, Xinxiang parts of 5 cities, especially arid region located in Kaifeng, xuchang, jiaozuo, pingdingshan, zhoukou, 5 cities.
(Edit: SN117)July 27, 2014, at 14:29 Xinhua NET