Jiangxi General Defends Strengthening Lightning Protection Measures to Ensure Flood Prevention Personnel Safety

In response to the lightning strike on the front line of Jiujiang River in Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi Province issued an emergency notice on the 21st, requesting local authorities to strengthen lightning protection and ensure the personal safety of flood control and rescue personnel. Among them, Jiujiang City, the main flood-fighting region, put forward specific requirements for lightning protection measures.

According to reports, affected by the water from the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake will maintain high water levels for the next 20 days. Currently, there are the Nanjing Military Region, the Jiangxi Military Command, the Second People's Armed Police Force, the Provincial Armed Police Corps, and the Provincial Forest Armed Police. Many troops and soldiers fought on the embankments of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake.

In light of the lightning strike on the afternoon of the 20th in the flood-fighting front line of Jiujiang, Jiangxi, 18 flood-control personnel suffered a lightning strike during the evacuation process, and 2 of them rescued and died. On the 21st, Jiangxi Provincial General Defense issued an emergency notice requiring all localities to effectively take lightning protection measures during flood prevention and flood rescue work, earnestly perform lightning protection work, and ensure the personal safety of flood prevention and rescue personnel.

At the same time, Jiujiang City issued an emergency notice and pointed out that at present, Jiujiang City is still in the main flood season, and there are many thunder and lightning weather. To prevent lightning disasters, ensure that the people's Liberation Army commanders and soldiers, armed police officers, and public The safety of police officers and cadres and masses requires the meteorological department to strengthen the warning and forecast of severe weather such as thunderstorms, rainstorms, and typhoons, and timely release thunderstorms, rainstorms, typhoons, etc. to the public through television, newspapers, radio, SMS, and rural radio. Severe weather warning information, improve the coverage of early warning information.

The circular emphasized that all localities must quickly spread knowledge of preventing severe weather such as thunderstorms, rainstorms, and typhoons to the commanders and officers of the People's Liberation Army, the officers and men of the armed police, police officers, and the broad masses of cadres and the general public, so as to enhance their awareness of self-prevention.

The Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters of Jiujiang City also requires that flood control units must take lightning protection measures in the temporary places of flood prevention and rescue—two of the four tent poles of the tent are to be grounded into the ground as 50cm, and the top of the tent is made of steel pipe. Flashlights; other components use non-metallic materials as much as possible, and metal materials (including support rods) should be insulated (for example, jacketed PVC pipe); at least two or more bolts should be used for the connection between all metals; the tent must be firm to avoid being blown by wind. inverted. (Finish)

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