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Snow disaster in the south caused a loss of 6.2 billion

Hunan: 300,000 people were besieged by heavy snow Wuhan: Chinese cabbage was 3.5 yuan per catty

Guizhou: 18 counties had Complete power outage in Anhui: The deepest snow is 50 centimeters

Some areas in my country have experienced the most severe cooling and rain and snow since the beginning of winter. Snow disasters have affected 32.87 million people in 10 provinces and regions including Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, and Anhui. , 31,000 houses collapsed; direct economic losses due to the disaster were 6.23 billion yuan. After the disaster occurred, governments at all levels launched emergency plans and made every effort to carry out disaster relief work.

Hunan Since January 12, most areas of Hunan Province have experienced more than 10 days of rain, snow, and low temperature weather. 13.595 million people have been affected by the disaster, and 307,000 people have been trapped by heavy snow; 11,000 houses have collapsed due to the disaster. During this period, 33,000 large livestock died.

Since January 11, Hubei has experienced two severe snowstorms. Continuous rain, snow and low temperatures affected 8.1 million people in the province, and 76,400 people were evacuated. During the heavy snowfall, Wuhan's agricultural product market was buzzing with "rising": A citizen said: "The price of cabbage per catty at the beginning of the month was only more than 1 yuan, and by Tuesday this week it had risen to 3.5 yuan per catty."

The 500 kV "Sun" shaped ring network in Guizhou Province was completely destroyed, and at most 18 counties in the province were completely without power. Guizhou Province announced on the 24th that the entire province has entered a state of emergency for large-scale secondary power outages. Since the 12th, more than 100,000 drivers and passengers have been stranded on various roads in Guizhou Province.

Snow disasters have occurred in 16 cities across Anhui Province, with more than 3.4 million people affected and 5,144 collapsed houses. The snow thickness along Huaihei and Huaibei is more than 10 centimeters, in the Dabie Mountains more than 25 centimeters, and in some towns and villages in Yuexi and Huoshan, the depth is as deep as 50 centimeters.

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The impact of the snowstorm in the south is expanding. Be mentally prepared for delays when getting off the train in the south

As the snowstorm in the south has further expanded the impact on the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway , the impact on Shijiazhuang Station will also increase. Yesterday, all the cadres and workers of the station went all out to organize the transportation to ensure that the transportation of 32,000 people that day was in good order. In terms of highway passenger transport, the Passenger Transport Terminal added a new shuttle bus from Shijiazhuang to Fuzhou yesterday.

26 trains were delayed

Due to the increase in snowfall and snowfall area in some southern provinces, the L44, T14, T254, and T124 trains from the south passing through Shijiazhuang Station were 17 trains, K600, T202, K472, T146, T62, T88, T6, T168, 1218, 1956, K186, T236, K234, were delayed; due to the late return of the car, , train technical operations and other reasons, resulting in the delay of 9 trains K21, T145, T13, K267, T253, K471, K185, T123 and K233 going south via Shijiazhuang Station. Because the T90 train could not return in time, the T89 train from Shijiazhuang to Guangzhou continued to be temporarily suspended that day.

As of press time, delays and train suspensions at the station have affected nearly 3,000 passengers. In response to delayed trains and the increase in the number of people affected. The station has strengthened its guidance and explanations to delayed passengers in the waiting room, and guided passengers to refund their tickets and choose to transfer or choose other modes of travel. The ticketing workshop organizes personnel to go to the main service desk in the waiting hall, waiting area for delayed trains, etc. to handle transfer signatures and refund procedures for passengers.

As the train was delayed and passengers could not stay away from the waiting area, the station organized manpower to deliver water to passengers and increased the supply of steamed buns, lunch boxes and other fast food. As of press time, none of the nearly 3,000 affected passengers were stranded at the station. Except for 1,000 passengers who chose to refund their tickets, other passengers embarked on their journey by changing trains in transit or waiting to board a delayed train.

At 14:58 yesterday, the K234 train from Shanghai to Shijiazhuang arrived at the station more than 8 hours late. The station had already made preparations, so that K233 departed only 37 minutes after the arrival of K234, which was well received by passengers.

Judging from the news released by the Central Meteorological Observatory, the snowstorm in the south is expected to continue for some time in the next few days.

To this end, Shijiazhuang Railway Station reminds passengers that due to the impact of snowstorms, train operations may be delayed or suspended at any time. Passengers must be mentally prepared before traveling. Trains may have extended operating hours due to snowstorms.

A new Fuzhou shuttle bus was added to the Passenger Terminal

Affected by the heavy snow in the south, the shuttle bus from the Passenger Terminal to Hefei was suspended yesterday, the Nanjing shuttle bus was barely sent out, and the Hangzhou shuttle bus was suspended , In addition, shuttle buses in the direction of Zhejiang Province are largely delayed, so passengers are advised to pay attention.

The reporter learned from the passenger terminal yesterday that the station added a new shuttle bus from Shijiazhuang to Fuzhou yesterday, with the departure time being 13:30 every day.

Reporter Sun Chao, Correspondent Wu Kexin

A rare heavy snowstorm in the south is "busy" and the amount of losses reported by insurance companies continues to rise

"After the disaster, Pacific Property & Casualty Insurance 95500 The customer service calls have never stopped for a moment,” the relevant person in charge of Pacific Property & Casualty said in an interview with reporters yesterday.

Since mid-January, extreme weather of sustained large-scale low temperatures, rain, snow, and freezing that is rare since the founding of the People’s Republic of China has occurred in most areas of Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Guizhou, and the eastern part of northwest China. , resulting in power and water outages, communication interruptions, and frequent traffic accidents in some areas. The production and life of the people have been greatly affected, and it has also tested the emergency mechanism and claims settlement process of the entire insurance industry.

The amount of reported losses continues to rise

“We just received a report of damage. A warehouse in a factory in Jiading District, Shanghai collapsed. This is currently the largest loss case.” Yesterday at 5:30 pm At the same time, the reporter called Sun Huanmin, assistant general manager of Shanghai Anxin Agricultural Insurance Co., Ltd. He told reporters that the snowstorm had a greater impact on farmers in suburban counties of Shanghai, causing some vegetable greenhouses to collapse and be damaged. The specific loss data may not be completed until January 31.

Previously, the latest statistics released by Ping An of China showed that as of January 29, 13 branches of Ping An Life in Chongqing and Hunan had received 18,752 cases, 14,416 cases had been closed, and claims had been paid Reaching 52767848.09 yuan. In this regard, insiders in the insurance industry pointed out that in the future, the number of reported snow damage cases will further increase, and the amount of reported losses will continue to accumulate.

Xiao Jun, general manager of the property department of the Shanghai Branch of Sunshine Property Insurance Co., Ltd., said that on Monday this week, the company received calls from customers to report losses, mainly focusing on reports of corporate property losses. He analyzed that this extreme weather is really rare in most parts of the South, and there was some lag and unpreparedness in early prevention and preparation; the steel structure design of some factory warehouses was not suitable for rain and snow weather, which led to the accident rate after the disaster. The main reason for the higher.

The latest data obtained by reporters from Pacific Property & Casualty Insurance showed that as of January 28, the company had received 9,765 auto insurance reports with a reported amount of 23.86 million yuan, and 1,220 non-auto insurance reports with a reported amount of 6,609 yuan. Ten thousand yuan. Among them, more than 2,000 car insurance cases have been reported in Hubei Province, with the reported loss amount reaching 5.8 million yuan.

The insurance company is busy but not in a hurry

"Of course, the insurance company is fully capable of paying any large compensation that may occur, and it will not affect the company's stable operations." Pacific Ocean The person in charge of property insurance said. In fact, after the occurrence of severe rain and snow disasters, all insurance companies immediately launched disaster preparedness plans to make full preparations for property insurance, auto insurance, personal insurance claims and customer services in disastrous weather.

Take Ping An Property & Casualty as an example. The company issued a "Letter to Customers" in advance to remind customers of winter vehicle maintenance and driving precautions to take precautions; the 95511 and 95512 call centers provide information on possible emergencies In areas with large-scale accidents, manpower adjustments will be made in a timely manner to ensure the completion rate of reporting calls. The property insurance claims department formulated simplified rules for claim settlement documents during major disasters, clarified the work undertaking plan and echelon personnel of each branch, and made effective arrangements for investigation work.

In addition, the reporter learned that in the Hubei region where the disaster was severe, Ping An Auto Insurance dispatchers dispatched the province's damage assessment resources for three consecutive nights, effectively ensuring the timeliness of Ping An Auto Insurance claims. In Guizhou, where low-temperature and snowy weather continues to occur, Ping An Property & Casualty opened a green claims channel for China Southern Power Grid, and fully assisted Guizhou Power Grid in reporting accidents and conducting damage assessments. At the same time, the branch dispatched all administrative vehicles as backup vehicles for inspections to ensure Case investigation was completed in a timely manner.

Pacific Property & Casualty Insurance agencies at all levels launched emergency response plans in a timely manner, and the head office promptly adjusted the claims process, requiring all branches to quickly settle claims for small cases with clear accident responsibilities and small losses. Determine the damage and pay immediately; compile the "Snow Disaster Emergency Guide" in a timely manner to provide technical assistance for disaster prevention and relief work for branches at all levels, and require branches to forward it to local customers to assist in relevant prevention work. The company has also established a daily disaster reporting system, closely monitors the progress of the disaster, strengthens contact with the Central Meteorological Observatory, strengthens follow-up snow disaster trend analysis, and notifies institutions at all levels and various customers of major meteorological disaster forecasts as soon as possible.

In this regard, insurance industry experts believe that the performance of various insurance companies in this severe snowstorm was basically up to standard. However, the ice and snow disaster weather will continue for some time, and the intensity of rain and snow may further increase. Insurers should continue to implement early warning notifications and emergency response measures to ensure that all claims are settled promptly and quickly. Ministry of Civil Affairs: Due to the special snowstorm situation in the south, military helicopters are planned to be dispatched for disaster relief

China News Service, January 29 According to CCTV, Wang Zhenyao, Director of the Disaster Relief Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, said yesterday that the current snowstorm affecting many southern provinces It is a very special natural disaster that China has encountered in disaster relief work for more than 50 years. The relevant parties are currently planning to use military helicopters to participate in the rescue.

Wang Zhenyao believes that this disaster has two outstanding characteristics. First, it is the peak of the Spring Festival travel season, so many passengers are affected. Some passengers have been stranded for three days. The blocked roads have seriously affected some remote villages. Second, the complexity of this snow disaster exceeds that of the 1998 flood fight and general natural disasters, because it limits the mobility of disaster relief.

Wang Zhenyao said that Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangxi, Guizhou and Guangxi were severely affected. This disaster lasted for a long time and the affected areas were mostly in mountainous areas, making disaster relief more and more difficult. Relevant parties are currently planning to use military helicopters to participate in rescue operations, and all provinces have also upgraded their disaster relief response levels. Working groups dispatched by the State Council will also successively rush to various disaster-stricken provinces to guide rescue operations.

The reasons for the formation of snow and ice disasters in southern provinces this year

Mr. Yang, chief forecaster of the China Meteorological Administration, said: In the beginning of winter or early mid-winter, the cold air in most parts of our country is relatively cold. Less, one is that the intensity is relatively weak, and the other is that the number of times is relatively small. Because everyone knows that the two conditions that must be met for snow or rain are warm and humid airflow (the air must have considerable humidity, moisture, and relatively high temperature). This airflow comes from the south, from the tropics; and the other The condition is that there must be cold air to cooperate. The cold air comes from the polar regions and high cold areas. The cold air that affected our country in the early part of this year's midwinter was relatively weak and not frequent. Even with the combination of warm and humid airflow and the lack of cold air, it would not be easy to snow. Therefore, before January, most areas of our country have relatively little precipitation, relatively dry air, and relatively high temperatures. But in January, the atmospheric circulation changed a lot. This change in circulation made the cold air in our country more active. After the cold air became active, coupled with the warm and humid air flow at low latitudes, it also gradually strengthened. It happened that this cold air , one warm and two just combined. Therefore, during this period, the cold air is stronger, the cold air moves more frequently, and the warm and humid airflow is relatively strong. These two airflows have the same influence and meet each other by chance. Therefore, in recent times, especially in the Yangtze River Basin There are more rainy and snowy weather, and the low temperature weather remains for a long time. This is the main reason.

Also, it is caused by the cold front weather formed by the cold air mass formed by the Asian high pressure originating from Mongolia and Siberia and moving southward. But wouldn’t it be a bit one-sided if we purely look at the Asian high pressure and the southward movement of the cold front? If that is the case, low temperatures and snowfall will occur in various parts of eastern my country every winter. But how to explain the reason for such rare large-scale continuous snowfall this year?

After thinking about it, I think the most important reason for this abnormal weather phenomenon is caused by the La Ni?a phenomenon. Under the influence of the La Ni?a phenomenon, the water temperature in the western equatorial Pacific is higher and water evaporation increases, resulting in abnormal meridional circulation in East Asia. In addition, since the beginning of spring, northerly airflow has prevailed in northern my country, while the southeastern warm and humid airflow has been relatively weak. As a result, cold waves and strong winds occur frequently in the north. And we know that at this time, East Asia is being affected by the Asian high pressure. Therefore, the force of cold air originating from Siberia that rapidly moves southward is strengthened.

After the cold air passes through, the temperature drops sharply, passing through the blocking influence of tall terrain areas such as Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountain to the south, and stays in these areas for a long time. In addition, the warm and humid air flow from the southwest to the north from the Indian Ocean continues to increase humidity and interacts with the cold air to form continuous orographic rain (snow). Maybe it’s caused by the recent low temperatures and snowfall.

Xinhuanet, Beijing, January 30th. Due to the expansion of the scope of low-temperature rain and snow disasters and the intensification of disasters in Sichuan and other places, local governments have stepped up disaster relief efforts and preliminary arrangements have been made for people's lives.

The snow disaster in Sichuan continues to worsen

Statistics from the Sichuan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs as of 12:00 on the 30th show that during this disaster, 18 cities in the province, including Dazhou, Guangyuan, and Aba, 87 counties (cities, districts) in the prefecture were affected to varying degrees by the disaster, with a population of 7.3 million affected and 1 death due to the disaster.

He Xiaoming, director of the Disaster Relief and Relief Division of the Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, told reporters that the recent rain and snow disasters in the province have shown a trend of development from north to south: Luzhou, Yibin and other places in southern Sichuan have become the new hardest-hit areas, and the ancient areas under their jurisdiction have The disaster situation in Lin, Xuyong, Xingwen and other counties continues to expand and worsen.

He Xiaoming said that in addition to the 8 million yuan in disaster relief emergency funds allocated by the provincial finance, various regions in the disaster areas have also increased investment in disaster relief funds and timely distributed various disaster relief materials. Yibin City, which was hit hard by the disaster, has allocated 2 million yuan in disaster relief funds and distributed more than 1,600 quilts and cotton-padded clothes to the needy households that were hit hard. (Reporter Yang Sanjun)

Fujian: The icing phenomenon on roads is showing an expanding trend

Affected by the strong cold air that continues to move southward, the icing phenomenon on roads in Fujian Province is showing an expanding trend. From the 30th to the 31st, there was freezing rain or sleet and icy roads in the western and northern parts of Nanping City, the western part of Sanming City, the northwest part of Longyan City, and the northwest part of Ningde City in Fujian Province.

The Nanping Meteorological Bureau reported that the road from Fenshuiguan in Wuyishan in northern Fujian to Jiangxi was icy due to low temperature and freezing rain, and vehicles crossing the border were lined up in a queue of hundreds of meters.

Diqing disaster relief work was hindered

On the 30th, heavy snow continued in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, and its traffic conditions continued to deteriorate, making disaster relief work difficult.

At present, several main highway traffic lines such as the Shangri-La to Deqin section of Line 214 and the Shangri-La to Sichuan Xiangcheng section are interrupted due to deep snow and continued snowfall. A one-way line from Shangri-La to Weixi has been temporarily opened. , but only small cars can pass through, and all roads are subject to roadbed damage, landslides, freezing, etc. to varying degrees. In addition, the rural roads in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture are basically interrupted. Only the road from Shangri-La to Songyuan Bridge on Line 214 can barely pass. Passage. Road disruptions have prevented relief supplies from being delivered to victims in time. (Reporter Wang Jiangguan Guifeng)

Guizhou: Severe weather continues

The Guizhou Provincial Meteorological Observatory’s forecast on the 30th said that from the night of January 30 to the day of February 1, the southern edge of Guizhou Province It will be cloudy with light rain in Chishui in the north, and there will be freezing rain or sleet in other parts of the province. There will be fog in the western part of the province. From the night of February 1 to the day of February 2, there will be freezing rain or sleet in all parts of the province. There was light to moderate snow in the eastern part of the country, with localized heavy snow. (Reporter Zhou Furong)

Rain, snow and freezing weather hit Chongqing

Recently, extreme weather of rain, snow and freezing weather has hit some districts and counties in Chongqing one after another. Police from public security agencies at all levels in Chongqing have fully devoted themselves to the front line of disaster relief. , to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property.

On the morning of January 27, extreme weather caused the entire Yu (Chongqing)-Yichang (Yichang) Expressway to be closed. A large number of vehicles were congested in the urban area of ??Liangping County, Chongqing, and traffic was paralyzed. 35 passenger lines and 430 passenger trains were suspended in the county. More than 500 passenger and freight vehicles and more than 10,000 people were blocked. So far, the police have successfully evacuated thousands of stranded transit vehicles, safely transferred and escorted nearly 10,000 people, and rescued 4 people in distress.

Police from the Fairy Mountain Police Station at a higher altitude braved the wind and snow to divert traffic. Due to vehicle congestion, the police car could not move forward. So they walked to the middle of the blocked vehicles and patiently explained to the passengers, stepping in the mud to help the driver and passengers. Send soy milk powder, eight-treasure porridge, and mineral water. (Reporter Huang Huo)

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