The ＂August 22nd＂ torrential rain in Ya ‘an： 2 people died and nearly 100,000 people were affected.

　　CCTV News:Affected by the continuous heavy rainfall from the evening of August 19th to 22nd, Baoxing County, Lushan County, tianquan county and Yucheng District of Ya ‘an City, Sichuan Province were seriously affected, and other counties (districts) were affected to varying degrees. The cities and counties in Ya ‘an joined forces to organize personnel of armed police, fire fighting, militia reserve, government cadres, social forces, electricity and communications units to immediately sink to the front line of disaster relief, and take protecting people’s lives, ensuring access roads and communications, and ensuring electricity and water supply as the primary tasks.

　　As of 17: 00 on August 23, the number of people affected by the disaster in the city reached 98,812, and 2 people died due to the disaster. The basic livelihood of 24,133 people who have been transferred and resettled has been effectively guaranteed; More than 2,240 people have been stranded in villages, scenic spots and farmhouses, and 540 people have been evacuated. The accommodation and safety of the remaining stranded people have been effectively guaranteed. Today, no new missing persons have been reported. After emergency rescue, 55,284 households were affected by the power disaster, and 40,896 households were rushed to recover, and 22,000 candles were distributed to the people in the power outage area; Communication except Yongfu Township and Mingli Township in Baoxing County, the communication of other towns and villages in the city is guaranteed; In terms of roads, the service road of National Highway 351 leading to Baoxing County has been rushed, the road from Baoxing County to Qiaoqi is still blocked, and the road from Qiaoqi to Xiaojin has been rushed; The county road from Qionglai City to Dachuan Town, Lushan County has been rushed; Shuttle buses from Ya ‘an to Baoxing and Lingguan to Baoxing County were suspended, and other inter-county passenger lines have been resumed. The water levels of Baoxing River, Lushan River and Qingyi River have decreased, and no station has exceeded the police. There is no obvious rainfall in the affected areas of Baoxing and Lushan today and tomorrow. The risk of geological disasters in the affected areas is high. The damage situation of this torrential rain is being counted.

　　At present, the city’s rescue and relief work is strong and orderly, and the production and living order of the affected people is gradually recovering. (CCTV reporter Yang Ni)