Historical extreme values! 21 people have died in Hubei, and rescue and disaster relief efforts are underway!

Starting from the night of August 11th

Suizhou, Xiangyang, Xiaogan, and other areas in Hubei Province experienced heavy rainfall

The accumulated rainfall in many areas

reached record highs since meteorological records began

According to preliminary investigations, this round of heavy rainfall caused

more than 8,000 people in Liulin Town, Suixian County, Hubei Province to be affected

21 deaths and 4 missing persons

At 9 PM on the 12th, the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management

launched a national level IV emergency response for disaster relief

and dispatched a working group to the disaster area to guide rescue and relief efforts

Rescue and relief efforts are underway in many areas