Climate Change

Xinjiang goes to lengths to control flood as water volume of Tarim Stream surpasses ready level

XAYAR COUNTY, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) – – Impacted by high temperatures and weighty precipitation, the water volume of the Tarim Stream in Xinjiang Uygur Independent Area surpasses the alarm level. Neighborhood specialists prepared crisis answering groups that are working around the clock at the flood control forefronts, and profited of water conservancy offices to guarantee public security while augmenting the use of flooding water.

This aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 3, 2024 shows the Tarim River flood water diverted to irrigate a forest of populus euphratica in Xayar County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
Emergency workers reinforce a dike in Xayar County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
This aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 3, 2024 shows the Tarim River in Xayar County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
This aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 3, 2024 shows the Tarim River widened by flood water in Xayar County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
A worker collects hydrological data in Xayar County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
Emergency workers make sand bags to reinforce a dike in Xayar County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
A worker collects hydrological data in Xayar County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
Emergency workers organize flood control supplies in Xayar County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
A rescuer uses a drone to monitor river condition in Xayar County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
Emergency workers make sand bags to reinforce a dike in Xayar County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
Staff members check real time flood control data at Xinjiang Tarim River Administration in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
This photo taken on Aug. 3, 2024 shows the Tarim River flood water diverted to irrigate a forest of populus euphratica in Xayar County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)■

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