How many casualties and economic losses have been caused by heavy rains and floods in Luonan, Shaanxi?

According to statistics from the Luonan County Flood Control Headquarters at 22:00 on August 8, 2020, the August 6 heavy rain and flood disaster in Luonan County caused 1146 groups, 27,736 households, and 84,850 people in 14 towns, 177 villages, People were affected by the disaster, resulting in 4 deaths and 11 missing. The disasters in Shimen and Maping towns were severe, with power and communications cut off in some villages, and Provincial Highway 202 cut off. The county's direct economic losses due to the disaster totaled approximately 1.5 billion yuan

After the disaster, Luonan quickly established a special search and rescue team for missing persons, mobilizing armed police, cadres, the masses, and rescue teams More than 2,800 people and other multi-faceted forces have made every effort to search and rescue the missing persons. Six work commando teams for tailings pond hazard removal, road traffic, communications emergency repair, and power emergency repair were formed, and loaders, excavators and other machinery were mobilized to repair flood-damaged roads. A special search and rescue team for missing persons was established, and more than 2,800 people including armed police, cadres, the masses, and rescue teams were mobilized to search and rescue the missing persons. Six work commando teams for tailings pond hazard removal, road traffic, communications emergency repair, and power emergency repair have been set up, and loaders, excavators and other machinery have been mobilized to repair flood-damaged roads.

As of now, all communications in the county have been interrupted. Villages have been in contact with the outside world. The county has allocated a total of 3.1 million yuan in special funds and 260,000 yuan in special party fees for disaster relief work. Cadres and people at all levels in the county and related enterprises actively donated money and materials. The Luonan County Red Cross Society has received the first batch of donations of 1.254 million yuan.

In the next step, Luonan County will conscientiously implement the important instructions and requirements of the leaders of the province and Shangluo City on flood prevention and disaster relief, focusing on the key tasks of searching for missing persons, identifying disaster situations, and preventing secondary disasters. We must focus on disaster prevention and reduction with one hand, and disaster investigation and relief with the other, focusing on reducing disaster losses, preventing secondary disasters, and restoring production and living order in the disaster areas as soon as possible. Carry out a comprehensive investigation of potential safety hazards in the county, focus on dangerous areas such as tailings ponds where dangers are found, promptly evacuate people, strengthen unified command and unified dispatch of rescue and disaster relief, and ensure that disaster prevention, disaster relief and disaster relief work are carried out effectively, orderly and effectively.