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2023 flood inspiration: Risk map preparation is imminent
Author:EwatersPublishDate:2023-12-12

Backgroud: Affected by global warming, extreme weather events have occurred frequently in recent years, and many places have suffered floods. Since the flood season in 2023, to September 11, there have been 97 cities at or above the regional level in the country have suffered varying degrees of flooding, heavy losses, and even paid the price of life. To this end, the professional team of water Environment, with professional sensitivity and dedication, collected and sorted out a large amount of public information, statistically analyzed the characteristics of disaster, analyzed the problem from a professional perspective, and expected to cause reflection. In general, most of our cities lack high-quality flood risk maps, and their risk carrying capacity is weak.

Statistics are collected from official notifications, media reports and wechat public accounts as of September 11, 2023. The map below shows cities affected by flooding this year. Yellow indicates both flooding and waterlogging, pink indicates flash floods, and red indicates cities or districts with casualties.