Major Geological Disasters in Shanxi Province Urged to Strengthen Disaster Prevention Measures

China News Service, Taiyuan, May 11th (Reporter Zhang En) Twenty-four villagers buried in the “May 9th” geological disaster at Shuidonggou, Qiaonangou, Jixian County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province in.

The provincial government of Shanxi province today issued an emergency notice request for strengthening the prevention and control of geological disasters. It is necessary to place the prevention and control of geological disasters at an important position. People's governments at all levels and relevant departments of land, natural resources, transportation, water conservancy, and construction must fully understand the importance and urgency of geological disaster prevention and control work. They must raise funds and specialize in the prevention and control of geological disasters, and must take all aspects of geological disaster prevention and control. Work is implemented.

The provincial government of Shanxi pointed out that it is necessary to quickly carry out the census of geological hazards, focus on the investigation of civil buildings and safety under the precipices in the loess areas, and remove buildings that have serious safety hazards within a certain period of time, and quickly implement preventive measures against the danger points discovered. Disaster measures, strengthen monitoring work, and take practical measures to avoid risks, do their best to prevent disasters and avoid disasters.

The provincial government of Shanxi Province requires that the department of land and resources should work together with the departments of construction, water conservancy, and transportation to compile annual emergency plans for geological disaster prevention and control and sudden geological disasters, and implement systems such as flood duty on duty, dangerous inspection, and disaster relief. All divisions are divided according to their geological disaster prevention and control programs and responsibilities, focusing on disaster-prone areas such as mining areas, railways, road traffic trunks, mountainous regions, and hilly regions, as well as disaster prevention work in high-cutting sections of private houses, in an effort to reduce sudden geological disasters. Loss of disasters.

Improve the geological disaster monitoring network, strengthen real-time on-site supervision, and improve emergency rescue capabilities. It is necessary to improve the city's geological environment monitoring stations, further improve the geological disaster monitoring network, and strengthen the monitoring of geological environment.

The provincial government of Shanxi emphasizes that it is necessary to carry out professional monitoring of large-scale or higher disasters, so that timely detection, timely reporting, timely avoidance, and the legal responsibility of responsible persons and persons responsible for causing casualties due to dereliction of duty or malfeasance .

At about 11 o'clock on the night of May 9th this year, a large area of ​​landslides occurred in Shuidonggou natural village in Qiaonan Village, Jixian County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province. Twenty-four people from eleven households were buried. It is still uncertain whether they are still alive.