Ministry of Water Resources： Autumn flood may occur in some rivers in the Yangtze and Yellow River basins.

　　Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 30th-The Ministry of Water Resources issued a circular on the 30th, predicting that autumn rains in West China are obvious in the near future and autumn, and autumn floods may occur in Jialing River, Minjiang River, Tuojiang River, Hanjiang River and Weihe River in the Yangtze River basin.

　　At the same time, the circular shows that regional storms and floods may occur in coastal areas of South China, and autumn droughts may occur in central Jiangnan and eastern South China. Flood and drought disaster prevention is facing severe challenges.

　　Li Guoying, deputy commander of the National Defense General and Minister of Water Resources, presided over a meeting on the same day to analyze and judge the current and autumn flood and drought situation and arrange key work for flood and drought disaster prevention.

　　Li Guoying demanded that we should do a good job in autumn flood prevention in key river basins, and conduct research and analysis on reservoir by reservoir. While scientifically intercepting floods and ensuring flood control safety, we should seize the favorable opportunity at the end of flood season to reserve water resources and create conditions for ensuring the safety of urban and rural water supply in autumn and winter this year and even next spring.

　　At the same time, Li Guoying stressed that it is necessary to do a good job in drought prevention in the Pearl River and Hanjiang River basins in advance, effectively carry out the storage and dispatching of key reservoirs in the upper reaches of the Xijiang River, especially the Datengxia Hub in the main stream of the Xijiang River, and provide water resources guarantee for ensuring the water supply safety in cities such as Macao and Zhuhai.