Posted on 10/12/2021 3:57:56 PM PDT by MNJohnnie
Since Oct. 2, China’s largest coal-producing province, Shanxi, has experienced continuous heavy rain, affecting more than 70 districts and cities in the province. The unceasing downpour has resulted in floods, landslides, road closures, and the suspension of 60 of its coal mines.
The flooding in Shanxi province comes less than three months after the flooding in Henan province which left more than 300 dead.
The Fenhe river flows through the center of Shanxi Province; it is the second-largest tributary of the Yellow River, with a total length of about 441 miles. According to Sina News, a Chinese state-owned media, the lower reaches of the Fenhe river suffered the largest flood in 57 years.
The surface of the Fenhe river, which is normally less than 10 meters (32.8 feet) wide, is now more than 100 meters (328 feet) wide. The flow of the river has surged from 40 cubic meters (1,400 cubic feet) per second on ordinary days to about 900 cubic meters (31,700 cubic feet) per second.
At around 7:40 a.m. on Oct. 9, the Hejin section of Fenhe river in Hejin city, southwestern Shanxi, has faced its largest flood since 1964. Its downstream flow had reached 985 cubic meters (34,700 cubic feet) per second. On the afternoon of Oct. 9, the flood passed the bank, cracking a gap in the dam. Local authorities diverted the water to a local village covering almost 6,700 hectares (16,500 acres).
1.75 Million Affected As Heavy Flooding Hits Shanxi According to China Daily, a Chinese state-owned media, 1.75 million people in 76 counties in Shanxi have been affected by the floods, with more than 120,000 having been evacuated. The flooding across Shanxi province has caused 17,000 homes to collapse and damaged 190,000 hectares of farmland.
The China Meteorological Administration noted that the heavy precipitation, accumulated rainfall, its long and often heavy duration accompanied by thunder and lightning storms had hampered rescue efforts in Shanxi.
The Shanxi Provincial Emergency Management Department, on Oct. 6, initiated a level three emergency response for geological disasters such as collapses and landslides that occurred in Jinzhong City, Luliang City, and Linfen City of Shanxi Province.
China has a four-tier flood control emergency response, with level one being the most severe.
According to the state-run Global Times, a landslide occurred in Jingpo Village, Pu County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province on Oct. 5. Four police officers died as a result, and one was injured, said the authorities. The landslide had caused traffic on the local expressway to be blocked.
Coal Supply Tension Exacerbated Shanxi is China’s largest coal production province. Coal supply has become critical amid China’s recent power crisis. Since late September, at least 20 provinces in China have experienced periodic power cuts, causing factories to shut down and disrupting production.
On Oct. 8, Shanxi’s Emergency Management Department reported that 18 of the 117 counties in the province had precipitation exceeding 200 mm (7.87 inches), and three districts broke their precipitation record. From Oct. 2 to 7, Shanxi has shut down 60 coal mines and 372 non-coal mines.
According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, Shanxi Province produced 1.063 billion tons of raw coal last year. The production capacity report released by the Shanxi Energy Bureau in September showed 682 coal mines in the province, including the 60 that were suspended.
According to the state-run China News, on Sept. 29, Shanxi Province and 14 provinces signed coal supply contracts for the fourth quarter, involving Shanxi to supply 55 million tons of coal to those provinces. However, with the further coal shortage due to the floods, China’s ongoing power crisis has been exacerbated.
Bummer.
Heaven keeps raining on Xi.
The moment that that the fool Xi attacks Taiwan will be the day the US blockade China’s trade and China’s export maker shrinks down to Cental Asi
In a world war the countries that will definitely shut down China trade are Japan, India, Japan, Australia, and the UK. I would say half of crap tastic Europe would shut down China trade. and if china can’t use the oceans it’s forced to use overland route switch going from China to Europe through Russia or the stands just isn’t going to be feasible in a war footing.
Meanwhile America has access to both the Pacific, Atlantic, and the Arctic oceans and will seize the Panama Canal no matter what China does. The Suez Canal will be also be closed to China. Globally America has all the benefits of geography. The Chinese can’t destroy the Mississippi river and it would be tough to shut down Americas highways.
It will still all come down to a will to win though and the Biden Clown Posse Regime may not find the will to fight Chine while trying to choke out American citizens at home.
Oh no!
Wet coal!
Just burn some dry coal to dry out the wet coal.
Problem solved.
Not wet coal, there’s not enough coal. They unofficially banned Australian coal. Left it in customs impound. Oops?
There was that coal shortage back when I was a kid and that by-the-book Santa kept filling up my sock.
I wonder how the Three Gorges Dam will handle all of that “unexpected flooding”.
Nice dam you got there. Be a real shame if anything happened to it.
I hear he (Santa) switched to yak dung in the 80’s. Maybe related?
I had to look it up. The flooding is in the Yellow River basin. 3 Gorges Dam is is on the Yangtze River
Karma is a screaming, drunk, rampaging, 300lb. beotch...
But it’s a “clean wet coal”!
When I worked at an assisted living facility, we had a woman who was Chinese. Ni How is a greeting
I’d see Francis and greet her with Ni HOw!!
The average reply was: HEN HOW. (I’m good)
One day an irritated Frances replied: BOO HOW.
Hey Mr Xi: BOO HOW
The Providential Hand does seem quite busy.
I (incorrectly) thought the Yellow river fed into the Yangtze.
So did I. I had to go look at a map to figure it out
I’m happy to hear of China’s misfortunes. They’re horrible people.
From the Epoch times report :
Li Yuanhua, a former associate professor of education at Capital Normal University in Beijing, believes that the Three-Year Plan is a merely a formality.
“Why is it a pseudo-proposition? Because they have done this many times, but the safety problem has not been solved,” Li told The Epoch Times.
Li further pointed out that although the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) stipulates rules, these rules are not enforced. The unsafe mines are able to get permission to restart operation because local governments pursue tax revenues, and there is collusion between government and business entities.
“The crux of the problem is this: Do they value miners’ lives or coal? The fact that many coal mines are still operating without safety [regulations in place] is related to the corruption of the CCP. Some coal bosses in Shanxi can start their mines without safety [regulations] after bribing officials. We only talk about the security issue now, but there are also a series of problems such as destructive mining and environmental pollution.”
“CCP officials are willing to carry out small campaigns like the Three-Year Plan. [By doing this] they can satisfy the leadership as well as take money from the lower levels. The point is that no one really cares about the safety of miners,” Li said.
“If a nation respects life, the result will be completely different. In Australia, the government fines for neglecting safety [protocols] are very high. If any enterprise dares to ignore [safety protocols], it’s almost impossible for it to keep running, so no one dares to ignore [the rules]. Why are there so many people who dare to ignore [safety] under CCP rule? Because the cost of neglecting human life is lower than the cost of security.”
“The CCP has no respect for life,” Li said. “So the corporates’ approach is to make money first. If something goes wrong, use money to fix it; if nothing goes wrong, they just get away with it. It’s the inaction or disorderly actions of the communist regime that encourages coal companies to do this.”
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