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67-807: Jilin City is also known as the River City because of the Songhua River surrounding much of the city. In 2007, it co-hosted the Asian Winter Games . Jilin City is one of the oldest cities in Northeast China. During the reign of the Yongle Emperor in the Ming dynasty , efforts were made to expand Ming control throughout all of Manchuria . Mighty river fleets were built and sailed several times from Jilin City, getting

134-542: A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the city. In Huilai County in Guangdong , 604 millimetres (23.8 in) of rain fell in six hours, the fastest rainfall accumulation recorded there in approximately 50 years. Three deaths occurred in the province with two missings, while 550,000 people were affected and 80,000 relocated. Eighty-five people died in Jilin Province, and 71 went missing due to floods. Jilin has been one of

201-430: A landslide lake 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) long, 100 metres (330 ft) wide and 9 metres (30 ft) deep, holding 1.5 million m of water and submerging parts of the town, forcing 19,000 people downstream. Demolition experts started working on the lake to release some of its water. The death toll continued to rise, and more rain fell in the area afterward, hampering relief efforts. A rare national day of mourning

268-458: A bridge. Forty truckloads of garbage were collected, and the remaining garbage could fill 200 more. In Tonghua , 300,000 residents were left without tap water after the flooding damaged major water pipelines that were subsequently repaired by August 4. In addition, 15,702 residents from Liuhe County in Tonghua were evacuated to safer locations by August 5. Unprecedented record levels of flooding hit

335-477: A few minutes, but all passengers were safely rescued. People in 14 cities in Hunan were affected, and 25,300 houses collapsed at the time of the report. The province experienced its worst flooding since 2003. In late June, floodwaters threatened the major city of Changsha , as water levels rose 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) above danger level, the highest in a decade, and the third-highest since 1953. In Hubei ,

402-538: A flood lake in Yingxing Township, and floodwaters 4 metres (13 ft) deep covered a 200 metres (660 ft) stretch of the only highway that links Wenchuan and Chengdu . In Guanghan , a train traveling from Xi'an to Kunming along the Baoji-Chengdu Railway derailed after floods washed away a section of a bridge on August 19. Two carriages of the train were washed into the river after dangling for

469-584: A fort city in 1673 when Anzhuhu ( 安珠瑚 ), the Deputy Lieutenant-General ( 副都统 ), was ordered to build a castle in Jilin. In 1676, the Military Governor of Ninguta was transferred to Jilin City because of its more convenient location and increasing military importance, while the former Deputy Lieutenant-General was transferred in the opposite direction to Ninguta. Since then Jilin City has developed at

536-518: A further 232 people were reported missing as of June 30, 2010, including 57 people in a landslide in Guizhou . Fifty-three of the deaths occurred from the flooding and landslides between May 31 and June 3, and 266 deaths occurred between June 13 and June 29. Four hundred and twenty four people were killed by the end of June, including 42 from the Guizhou landslide; 277 more were killed and 147 were missing in

603-523: A nearby reservoir, which then submerged the county. Water over roads was as deep as 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). The flooding killed one person and injured 165 others, and 55,000 people were affected in the county while 6,000 houses were destroyed. In Puladi Township, Gongshan , a landslide in June killed 11 people at a hydropower station construction site. On August 18, another landslide containing 600,000 cubic metres (780,000 cu yd) of mud and rock cut off

670-560: A prevailing southeasterly wind due to the East Asian monsoon; July averages 23.3 °C (73.9 °F). Snow is usually light during the winter, and annual rainfall is heavily concentrated from June to August. The Jilin chemical plant explosions were a series of explosions which occurred on November 13, 2005, in the No.101 Petrochemical Plant in Jilin City, killing six. The explosion severely polluted

737-616: A rapid pace. The nickname of Jilin City is River City ( 江城 ), which originates from one sentence " 连樯接舰屯江城 " of a poem written by Kangxi Emperor when he was visiting Jilin City in 1682. Jilin retained its importance into the 18th and 19th century as one of the few cities existing beyond the Willow Palisade, along with Qiqihar , Ninguta and Mukden . After Manchukuo established their capital in Xinjing (present-day Changchun ), Jilin City's importance decreased. By 1940, Jilin's population

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804-445: A town after roads and power lines were severed, killing 29 people and leaving 63 missing, as well as injuring 25 people, 9 of them seriously. Some of the people missing were workers for an iron mine . The chances of survival for the missing people were said to be low as they had been trapped for over three days. The new landslide was about 300 metres (980 ft) wide, and buried 21 houses and 10 trucks. The slide also dammed up parts of

871-587: Is 25.5 billion yuan. A 347-metre-wide (1,138 ft) breach of the Changkai dike on the Fuhe River, which burst its banks on June 21 and again on June 23, in Luozhen Township, Fuzhou City , forced 1.32 million people to evacuate. The breach was repaired on June 27. The local and provincial governments provided tents, quilts, blankets, clothing, and water dispensers to the affected residents. The flood crest of

938-502: Is a popular destination for tourists to come each winter to view the magnificent rime ice ( 雾凇 ; 霧凇 ) on trees along the banks of the Songhua River, (the river is the only river in the region that does not freeze in winter). The rime ice is a natural phenomenon that occurs every year during January and February. It is a result of water vapor rising up from the warm Songhua River to meet the cold −20 °C (−4 °F) night air, causing

1005-650: Is about 24.0543 million yuan, of which 10.2081 million were agricultural losses. On June 2, 42 people were killed in a series of landslides that hit Cenxi , Rong County , Teng County , Donglan County , and Fangchenggang City. At least four million people have been affected in Anhui Province. 5,100 houses had collapsed, and a further 17,700 houses were damaged. Landslides in Zhugqu County , Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu Province, late in

1072-1433: Is on the East-West Changchun-Tumen Railway mainline and provides convenient access to many cities around China, including Beijing , Tianjin , Dalian, Jinan, Hangzhou . Services to Harbin , Changchun and Shenyang are also frequent and convenient through the Harbin-Dalian high-speed rail and its branch from Changchun to Jilin. Jilin City is twinned with: Direct-administered municipalities . Sub-provincial cities as provincial capitals . Separate state-planning cities . Special economic-zone cities . Open coastal cities . Prefecture capital status established by Heilongjiang Province and not recognized by Ministry of Civil Affairs. Disputed by Oroqen Autonomous Banner , Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia as part of it. Only administers islands and waters in South China Sea and have no urban core comparable to typical cities in China. The claimed province of Taiwan no longer have any internal division announced by Ministry of Civil Affairs of PRC, due to lack of actual jurisdiction. See Template:Administrative divisions of Taiwan instead. Songhua River The Songhua or Sunghwa River (also Haixi or Xingal , Russian : Сунгари Sungari )

1139-565: Is one of the primary rivers of China , and the longest tributary of the Amur . It flows about 1,897 km (1,179 mi) from Changbai Mountains on the China–North Korea border through China's northeastern Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces. The river drains 557,180 km (215,130 sq mi) of land, and has an annual discharge of 76.2 km /a (2,410 m /s) to 81.77 km /a (2,591 m /s). The extreme flatness of

1206-551: Is situated in a hilly area near the Songhua River . There are four famous mountains surrounding Jilin City, which is North Mountain in the west, Long Tan Mountain in the east, Zhuque Mountain in the North, and Turtle Mountain in the south, plus Songhua River, it forms a bagua in Taiji pattern. North Mountain, called Beishan, is the most famous mountain in Jilin City and is home to several Buddhist Temples. The Qianlong Emperor reportedly visited

1273-557: The Gan River passed the city of Nanchang on June 23. Residents of the city of Ganzhou were protected from the flooding by drains built in the area during the Song dynasty . In Fujian , 400 victims of flooding were safely transferred and properly rehoused. Seventy-six people were killed, and 79 were missing from landslides in the province by June 21. The village of Baozhuang was completely cut off for six days before rescue workers brought

1340-629: The Han River at Wuhan experienced its worst flooding in twenty years, as officials continued sandbagging efforts along the Han and Yangtze Rivers in the city and checked reservoirs. By July 20, the Yangtze River at the Three Gorges Dam experienced its highest river discharge since the dam was built. The dam's outflow released 40,000 m /s of water, with 30,000 m /s of the river flow held back behind

1407-599: The Northeast China Plain has caused the river to meander over time, filling the wide plain with oxbow lakes , as remnants of the previous paths of the river. The Songhua rises south of Heaven Lake , near the China - North Korea border. From there it flows north, to be interrupted by the Baishan , Hongshi and Fengman hydroelectric dams. The Fengman Dam forms a lake that stretches for 62 kilometers (39 mi). Below

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1474-572: The Salween River near the border with Myanmar , causing water levels at its upper reaches to rise 6 metres (20 ft). Torrential rains killed 25 people in Qinghai in July and left three more missings, affecting 41,000 people. The Wenquan Reservoir in the province, 130 kilometres (81 mi) upstream from Golmud , was overfilled with 230 million cubic metres (300 million cu yd) of water, while it

1541-464: The Songhua River by the floods from two chemical plants based in Jilin. There were reports that some barrels exploded on contact with water. By late afternoon on August 1, 6,387 barrels had been retrieved from the river. Officials stated that tests show the water in the river remains safe to drink. Three soldiers of the People's Liberation Army in Jilin drowned after working to remove the barrels and control

1608-613: The Songhua River by the floods. The barrels contained toxic chemicals like trimethylsilyl chloride and hexamethyldisiloxane , with each barrel holding about 170 kilograms (370 lb). There were reports that some barrels exploded in contact with water. The Dahe Dam in Changshan Township, Huadian City, was breached on July 28, spilling 4 million cubic metres (140 million cu ft) of water, destroying five villages downstream and leaving 40 people dead or missing. By late afternoon on August 1, 6,387 barrels had been retrieved from

1675-475: The Songhua River , with an estimated 100 tons of pollutants containing benzene and nitrobenzene entering into the river. The benzene level recorded was at one point 108 times above national safety levels. This caused downstream major cities including Harbin, Songyuan and Khabarovsk suspending their water supply for almost one week. Chinese leaders later had to apologize to the Russian government over its handling of

1742-610: The Yalu River , where shipping was suspended, and the Tumen River both bordering North Korea, while Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in the province suffered its worst flooding in one hundred years. In Linjiang City, bordering North Korea on the Yalu, three townships were cut off by floods and mudslides, and 38,000 residents were relocated. Between July 31 and August 4, 68,000 residents were without drinking water due to flooding, until it

1809-526: The 2010 South China floods exceeded the levels of the 1998 Yangtze River floods . The flooding attracted attention from the state leaders of the Chinese Government and the public, who brought aid to the victims of the flooding. The death toll from the floods continued to rise, as floodwaters began to recede in some areas by the end of June. Throughout the East Asian Monsoon season, the worst of

1876-609: The Amur (Heilong) River on the China–Russia border . On July 28, 2010, several thousand barrels from two chemical plants in China's Jilin City were washed away by floods . Some of them contained 170 kilograms (370 lb) of explosive material like trimethylsilyl chloride and hexamethyldisiloxane . In 2016, the part near the city of Jilin was affected by a minor flood. 2010 China floods The 2010 China floods began in early May 2010. Three hundred and ninety-two people died, and

1943-599: The Chinese side and Sinuiju on the North Korean side was affected. Much of North Korea's trade with the world depends on Sinuiju, a vital lifeline for the country. The river's flow hit a peak of 27,000 m /s on August 21, flooding 44 townships and causing 158 embankment breaches. Rainfall up to 250 millimetres (9.8 in) in 24 hours was expected on August 23. Water levels at one station in Dandong rose 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) above

2010-518: The Dadingshan Reservoir, which is named after the scenic area on the south bank ( Chinese : 大頂山 ; pinyin : dàdǐngshān ; lit. 'Big Topped Mountain'). The river flows onward through Jiamusi and south of the Lesser Xing'an Range, to eventually join the Amur at Tongjiang, Heilongjiang . The river freezes from late November until March. It has its highest flows when

2077-784: The Yalu River in Liaoning affected the city of Dandong in early August. Provincial authorities suspended shipping on the river and more than 40,000 people were evacuated from the city. Heavy rains brought shipping to a halt by August 19, and on August 21 the Yalu breached its banks. About 250,000 people in northeastern China were evacuated, including 94,000 in Dandong, where four people were killed and one missing in Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County . The rain and flooding cut rail services and destroyed more than 200 houses. At least 1,200 people were trapped by flood water. Dandong on

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2144-665: The chieftains of the local tribes to swear allegiance to the Ming rulers. Soon after the establishment of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty , the territory of today's Primorsky Kray was put under the administration of Jilin. As the Russian Empire advanced eastward to the Pacific coast, the Qing government ordered a naval shipbuilding factory to be set up here in 1661. Jilin was officially established as

2211-510: The city. Starting from September 30, Hainan Province received the worst flooding in half a century. By October 7, the flood killed one, left three missing, and affected 1.65 million people in 16 cities and counties. By August, heavy rains and snow melt in Xinjiang caused water levels in the region's 13 major rivers to rise above danger levels. In Aksu Prefecture , roads were cut off and bridges destroyed, while 1,000 people became trapped in

2278-601: The county government's revenue in 2009. In central Jilin, 204 millimetres (8.0 in) of rain fell in 24 hours after August 4, while 121 millimetres (4.8 in) fell in a few hours in Lishu on August 5. Seven of the 25 medium and large reservoirs in Jilin City were forced to discharge, including Fengman Reservoir , the largest reservoir on the Songhua, at a rate of 4,500 cubic metres (160,000 cu ft). A 24-hour monitoring system

2345-530: The crystallisation of water vapour on willows branches. Attractions: The winter sports in Jilin City include skiing , skating , sledding , snowboarding , and winter swim . Winter swimming is widely practiced in Jilin city. Ski resorts: The city used to be served by the Jilin Ertaizi Airport ( IATA : JIL , ICAO : ZYJL ), a joint-use airport for commercial and military. But by October 3, 2005, all of its commercial flights were transferred to

2412-479: The dam, after water levels in the Reservoir rose four metres (13 ft) overnight. The reservoir water levels peaked at 160 metres (520 ft) meters on the morning of July 23, whereas the "alarm level" of the reservoir was at 145 metres (476 ft). All ferry service in the Reservoir was halted as total flow rate exceeded 45,000 m /s , although the crest of the flooding passed the dam by July 24. A second peak in

2479-642: The dam, the Second Songhua flows north through Jilin , then northwest until it is joined by its largest tributary, the Nen River , near Da'an , to create the Songhua proper. The Songhua turns east through Harbin , and after the city, it is joined from the south by the Ashi River , and then by the Hulan River from the north. A new dam was constructed in 2007 near Bayan (50 km northeast of Harbin ), creating

2546-522: The dam. Workers removed 3,000 tons of garbage daily, and the company responsible for the dam paid for 150,000 to 200,000 cubic meters (200,000 to 260,000 cubic yards) of garbage to be removed annually. In the city of Luoyang , Henan , a bridge on the Yi River collapsed as onlookers crowded it to watch the flooding, 51 people were killed with 15 missings. Flooding also threatened the Longmen Grottoes ,

2613-494: The end of June. Dozens of rivers remained flooded, including the Pearl River in Guangdong province, which had been affected by severe drought during the spring as its outflow was severely reduced. The total damages from the floods were roughly 83.8 billion yuan as of June 27, 2010, and over 275 billion yuan ( 41 billion USD) by August 8. By late August,16.5 million hectares (41 million acres) of farmland were affected by

2680-595: The first two weeks of July, bringing the death toll as of August 5 to 1,072. A landslide in early August in Gansu killed at least 1,471 people and left 294 missing. In total, the flooding and landslides killed at least 3,185 people in China by August 31. More than 230 million people in 28 provinces , municipalities, and regions, especially the southern and central provinces and regions of Zhejiang , Fujian , Jiangxi , Hubei , Hunan , Guangdong , Guangxi , Chongqing Municipality , Gansu, Sichuan , and Guizhou , and

2747-551: The flooding shifted from Southwestern China to Central China by June and July and moved to Northern and Northeastern China by late July and August, leaving the southern provinces in a heat wave while the Northeastern and Northwestern provinces were continuously lashed by flooding rains. Unusual climate patterns were linked to the persistent flooding, including an El Niño -like Modoki , jet stream patterns (also possibly linked to low solar activity ), deforestation worsening

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2814-755: The flooding, while 2.09 million hectares (5.2 million acres) were completely destroyed. In late May 2010, heavy rainfall caused a train derailment in Jiangxi , killing at least 19 people, and the closure of the Shanghai-Kunming railway line for 24 hours due to a landslide. Many major rivers in China, including the Yangtze , Yellow , and Songhua Rivers were flooded to dangerous levels. The Chinese Government allocated over 2.1 billion yuan for rescue and relief work. The Jialing River , Han River , and Huai River surged higher than warning levels. The grim situation of

2881-433: The flooding. The Dahe Dam in Changshan Township was breached on July 28, spilling 4 million m of water, destroying five villages downstream and leaving 40 people dead or missing. Over 100 were dead or missing after floods devastated Jilin prefecture. Workers started repairing fifty-one damaged small reservoirs and fortifying riverbanks in the province after the Songhua River surged to levels twice as high as normal. Jilin City

2948-443: The incident as the pollutants finally flowed into the Amur (Heilong) River , the major boundary river between China and Russia. Jilin was one of the worst-hit regions in China by rain and landslides in the 2010 summer China floods . On July 28, 2010, several thousand barrels, which contained toxic chemicals including trimethylsilyl chloride and hexamethyldisiloxane , about 170 kg of a poisonous substance in each, were washed into

3015-648: The landslides, and global warming . After experiencing severe drought, heavy rains triggered a landslide in Guizhou Province around 2:30 pm on June 28 that trapped 99 people in the village of Dazhai, Gangwu Township, Anshun . Ganwu received 257 millimetres (10.1 in) of rain on June 27, a record for the township, and the resulting landslide lasted two minutes and unleashed up to 2 million cubic metres (2.6 million cu yd) of mud and rock, burying at least 37 buildings and homes in Dazhai. Officials stated there

3082-464: The mountain snow melts during the spring thaw. The river is navigable up to Harbin by medium-sized ships. Smaller craft can navigate the Songhua up to Jilin and the Nen River up to Qiqihar . Cities along the river include: In November 2005, the river was contaminated with benzene , leading to a shutdown of Harbin's water supply. The spill stretched 80 kilometers (50 mi) and eventually reached

3149-501: The mountain. Jilin City has a four-season, monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate ( Köppen Dwa ). Winters are long (lasting from November to March), cold, and windy, but dry, due to the influence of the Siberian anticyclone , with a January mean temperature of −15.4 °C (4.3 °F). Spring and autumn are somewhat short transitional periods, with some precipitation, but are usually dry and windy. Summers are hot and humid, with

3216-661: The mountainous areas. On August 1, helicopters rescued 118 trapped people and delivered relief goods to the remaining residents. Floods triggered by torrential rains pounded Akto County on July 6 and resulted in 6 deaths and 2 missings. On the morning of August 17, a 540-metre-long (590 yd) bridge spanning the Yarkand River was destroyed by the mountain torrents, cutting off a regional block of National Highway 315 . In July, 10 people were killed in Chongqing , and two were left missing by July 9. The direct economic damages from

3283-520: The mudslides and landslides. In Tianshui , at least four people died. Over 10,600 people were evacuated from Longnan. The flooding affected 31.81 million people in Sichuan , including Luzhou city's 95 townships. The direct economic loss of Luzhou was about 132 million yuan. The total direct economic loss was about 6.89 billion yuan, and 25,000 homes were damaged in the flooding in August. A landslide in

3350-403: The newly opened Changchun Longjia International Airport while Jilin Airport halted commercial operation. The airport is located about 76 km (47 mi) away from the Jilin City and has flights to many cities from the airport. China Southern Airlines also provide some international connections directly from Changchun. Jilin is served by the Jilin railway station . Jilin railway station

3417-428: The night on August 7 buried Yueyuan Village, a village of 300 families, killing 1,435 people, and leaving 330 others missing. The landslide buried half of Chengguan Township, the county seat, surrounding the village with water and destroying an area 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, 500 metres (1,600 ft) wide, and 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) deep before water levels receded. About 45,000 people were evacuated from

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3484-558: The northeastern province of Jilin were affected, while at least 4.66 million people were evacuated because of the risk of flooding and landslides in the latter half of June. By early August, over 12 million people were evacuated, and that number rose to 15.2 million by August 31. Millions lacked drinking water. A total of 1.36 million houses were destroyed and more than 97,200 square kilometres (37,500 sq mi) of crops were inundated, while 8,000 km (3,100 sq mi) of farmland had been completely destroyed by

3551-514: The remaining victims, including up to 30 children and infants, and eight of the original missing turned up alive. By July 1, 10 bodies had been found at the site of the landslide, and 89 still missing and feared dead. At least 1,000 people were evacuated from the village after the landslide. A total of 42 bodies were found by June 29, and the remaining 57 missing were presumed dead. Seventeen levees were breached in Jiangxi and 33,900 water conservancy projects were damaged. The direct economic loss

3618-572: The residents to safety. More than ten consecutive days of rain hit Nanping , and factories were destroyed. The number of people affected totaled 1.3 million, damages totaled 5.5 billion yuan, and 365,000 people were relocated. Flooding destroyed a bridge in the province on July 7, travel was disrupted in 20 counties, and the town of Taining was completely underwater at one point. 34.96 million people in Guangxi were affected, with 37 deaths, 164.58 thousand hectares of crops affected, and 16,395 residential housings collapsed. The direct economic loss

3685-407: The river arrived at the dam on July 28, when the peak flow from the dam was a record 56,000 m /s. By early August, a thick layer of garbage covering 50,000 square metres (540,000 sq ft) and 60 centimetres (2.0 ft) deep, including tree branches, plastic bottles, and domestic waste , had been swept into the reservoir since July and threatened to clog the shipping locks at the wall of

3752-440: The river. Officials stated that tests showed the water in the river remained safe to drink. Three soldiers of the People's Liberation Army in Jilin drowned after working to remove the barrels and control the flooding. In the city of Baishan , near the border with North Korea , an island of garbage covering 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft) blocked water flow upstream from the Yunfeng Dam after it became clogged at

3819-415: The site, and 1,243 others were rescued by the army and residents. Excavators and large rescue vehicles could not reach the scene because of landslides and floodwaters. Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in the county at 4:35 pm on August 8. A power outage following the slide covered two-thirds of the county. The Bailong River was dammed by the landslide and started to overflow around 1 am on August 8, creating

3886-686: The village of Wangong, Hanyuan County , left 21 people missing after burying 58 homes on July 27 and forcing 4,000 to evacuate. In Mianzhu and Deyang , heavy rains started on August 12 and landslides hit on August 13, killing five people and trapping 500 more in an area devastated by the recent drought and the earthquake in 2008 . Sixteen people were dead after the flooding and mudslides since August 13. Sixty-six were declared missing by August 20, including at least 38 in Wenchuan County . Ten thousand people were forced to evacuate. Further landslides killed 18 people, injured nine, and left four missing in Wenchuan and Qingchuan County . Landslides created

3953-421: The warning level, the second-highest measurement since 1934. Floods also covered roads and farms in Tieling City, affecting 20,000 people. In Huludao City, ten workers were stranded on an island created by flooding before being rescued, after China National Highway 102 was disrupted by floodwaters. Another series of floods left eight dead and one missing in Dandong by August 27. A developing tropical storm

4020-457: The worst-hit regions in China due to rain and landslides since July 20. Flooding first started in June, and over 1,000,000 people were evacuated in the province since July, a record for the province. More than four million were affected. Sixty-two thousand houses were destroyed and 193,000 damaged, while direct economic losses reached 45 billion yuan. On July 28, several thousand barrels from two chemical plants in Jilin City were washed into

4087-488: Was 173,624, while Xinjing's population reached 544,202 at the same time. Soviet forces captured Jilin during the August Storm operation. Jilin became the provincial capital of Jilin Province after the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, until Changchun took this position in 1956. Jilin City, which is located in central Jilin Province spanning from 125° 40' to 127° 56' E longitude and 42° 31' to 44° 40' N latitude. Neighbouring prefectures are: Jilin City

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4154-408: Was forecast to bring more heavy rains to the Yalu River region by August 28. The State Flood Control and Drought Relief headquarters warned that flooding and landslides were expected to continue in the Songliao Basin (surrounding the Daqing Field ) near the Songhua River in Heilongjiang Province. Malong County in Yunnan was hit by torrential rainfall lasting seven hours, completely filling

4221-489: Was held in China to remember the victims of the Gansu mudslide on August 15. There was speculation that the approximately 1,700 people made homeless by the landslides and relocated would have to spend the winter in tents. On August 13, 150 millimetres (5.9 in) of torrential rain fell overnight and landslides hit Longnan City. As of August 17, there were 36 deaths and 23 missings. Evacuees totaling 122,835 were evacuated to emergency shelters, and 295 people were injured by

4288-447: Was little hope for the survival of the buried victims, and the torrential rains were likely to continue. The rains hampered rescue efforts in the search for survivors from the 38 families buried by the landslide. Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu urged the use of all resources to rescue any survivors. The first body, a child, was found by rescue workers in the late afternoon of June 29. More than 1,100 rescue workers searched to find

4355-482: Was only designed to hold 70 million cubic metres (92 million cu yd), creating a water level 1.18 metres (1.29 yd) above the warning line. Soldiers and rescue workers built drainage channels to pipe the water away from the reservoir, which would have flooded Golmud with water over 4 metres (4.4 yd) deep if its dam burst and the channels are designed to release 400 cubic metres (520 cu yd) of water per second. More than 11,300 people were evacuated from

4422-446: Was restored at 5 p.m. on August 4 but the water was not potable until approximately August 7. Fire trucks were mobilized to provide drinking water from nearby springs . In Antu County , 70 homes in one village were destroyed by flooding, and a mountain valley was submerged by floods 20 metres (66 ft) deep, forcing 570 families to evacuate. Damages from the floods in the county exceeded 800 million yuan, equal to about 5.7 times

4489-444: Was set up on many reservoirs. Workers started repairing fifty-one damaged small reservoirs and fortifying riverbanks in the province after the Songhua River surged to twice as high as normal. Premier Wen Jiabao visited Yongji County during the first week of August. Other areas of Northern and Northeastern China received flooding rains, including Liaoning , Heilongjiang , Nei Mongol , Hebei , and Shandong . Flooding on

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