The flood peak broke the record of a century! "After the flood, we need to prevent a major epidemic"! After the flood, we must be vigilant in epidemic prevention

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Once-in-a-century flood hits Guangdong

Every year from Grain Full to Summer Solstice, Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian in southern my country experience continuous and large-scale heavy rainfall, which is called "Dragon Boat Water". However, since June this year, the rainfall in many counties and cities in Guangdong has broken the historical record for the same period. Among them, the water level of the main stream of Beijiang River, the second largest river system in the Pearl River Basin, has exceeded the warning line. Shaoguan Lechang City and Qingyuan Yingde City along the Beijiang River have been severely flooded.

On June 22, the second flood of the year in the Beijiang River in the Pearl River Basin developed into a major flood. At 9 a.m., the water level at the Yingde station of the Beijiang River reached 35.89 meters, exceeding the warning level by 9.89 meters.

Qunxing Village, Zhangshi Town, Qujiang District, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, photographed on June 22. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Deng Hua

Guangdong Provincial Emergency Management Department reported on the 21st that due to heavy rainfall, many places in Guangdong suffered from natural disasters such as rainstorms, floods, and landslides. As of 11:00 on the 20th, a total of 479,600 people were affected in Shaoguan, Heyuan, Meizhou, Zhaoqing, Qingyuan and other places, 27.13 hectares of crops were affected, 1,729 houses collapsed, and direct economic losses amounted to 1.756 billion yuan.

On the 21st, the flood prevention emergency rescue telephone number in Yingde was announced. Please forward it to people in need!

Beijiang flood peak passes through Yingde city, Guangdong

No casualties

According to the Yingde City Flood, Drought and Wind Prevention Command in Qingyuan, Guangdong, the peak water level at the Yingde (Fifth) Station of the Beijiang River in Yingcheng Town, Yingde City reached 35.97 meters at 14:00 on June 22, exceeding the warning level (26.00) by 9.97 meters. As of 10:00 on the 23rd, the water level at the Yingde (Fifth) Station of the Beijiang River in Yingcheng Town, Yingde City was 33.71 meters, a drop of 2.26 meters. The water level is slowly falling, and the Beijiang flood peak has passed through the urban area of ​​Yingde.

The official WeChat account of Yingde Municipal Government, "Yingde Release", reported on the morning of the 23rd that the Yingde Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have always put people and life first, united as one, worked together, stayed on the front line, and made every effort to jointly fight floods and rescue, and to ensure the safety of people's lives. Thanks to the joint efforts of the people of the city, there have been no casualties so far.

Yingde City Gymnasium has become a resettlement site for disaster victims. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Nayun

Although the flood peak of the Beijiang River has passed through the urban area of ​​Yingde, the water level is still high and the flow is large, and the disaster continues. Recently, the humidity and temperature are high, various bacteria and viruses are easy to breed, and water sources are easily polluted, which can easily cause the spread and prevalence of various diseases.

"We need to be on guard against major epidemics after major floods"!

After the flood, we must be vigilant in epidemic prevention →

Heavy rains and floods not only bring secondary disasters such as mudslides and landslides, but also pollute water sources and cause infectious diseases. We must remain vigilant!

After the flood

Pay special attention to these diseases

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Intestinal infectious diseases

Common intestinal infectious diseases in flood-stricken areas include bacterial dysentery, cholera, typhoid and paratyphoid, other infectious diarrhea, as well as hepatitis A, hepatitis E, hand, foot and mouth disease, etc.

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Natural epidemic diseases

Natural epidemic infectious diseases that need to be focused on preventing after the flood include hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (epidemic hemorrhagic fever), leptospirosis, epidemic encephalitis B, malaria, schistosomiasis, plague, anthrax, brucellosis, etc.

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Various skin diseases

During flood disasters, some parts of the body are immersed in water for a long time and the environment is warm and humid, which can easily cause various diseases such as ringworm, urticaria, eczema, etc.

Reduce the incidence of disease

The following points should be noted

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Improve environmental hygiene

After a flood, maintaining good environmental sanitation in residential areas is the key to ensuring that there are no major epidemics after the disaster.

1. Cleaning and disinfection

Clean up garbage in the environment as soon as possible, especially the carcasses of livestock, poultry and other animals killed in floods. They must be cleaned up, buried or burned in a timely manner, and the environment must be disinfected in time after cleaning.

2. Protect water sources

Drinking water facilities damaged by floods must be repaired promptly and thoroughly cleaned and disinfected before being put into use; toilets should not be built near water sources, poultry and livestock should be kept away from water sources, garbage should not be piled near water sources, and domestic sewage should be kept away from water sources.

3. Eliminate mosquitoes and flies

Clean up abandoned water containers and other breeding grounds for flies and mosquitoes promptly; install screens on doors and windows to eliminate flies and mosquitoes in the home promptly.

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Ensure food and water hygiene

1. Eat safely

Raw and cooked food should be processed and served separately; do not buy food without a health permit or food and ingredients of unknown origin; do not eat livestock, poultry and aquatic products whose cause of death is unknown; do not eat moldy rice or flour; do not eat food soaked in floods; wash or peel fruits and vegetables before eating them raw.

2. Safe drinking water

Drink bottled water or barreled water that meets hygiene standards, and boil tap water before drinking; protect the environment around drinking water sources; use disinfected water when washing food or tableware.

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Maintain good personal hygiene

1. Wash your hands before meals and after going to the toilet, and do not share towels with others.

2. Avoid contact with infected water as much as possible; if you must contact infected water, you should take personal protection as much as possible, such as wearing high-top rubber shoes, latex gloves, and protective clothing. Before going into the water, apply protective ointment to the parts that will come into contact with infected water. After contact with infected water, you should be examined or receive preventive treatment in a timely manner.

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Principles of preventive disinfection

1. Targeted and timely cleaning and preventive disinfection work should be carried out in the disaster-stricken areas to eliminate the adverse effects of floods on human health.

2. Post-disaster disinfection work should be carried out under the guidance of disinfection professionals from disease control and prevention agencies.

3. Whenever possible, choose a disinfection method that is reliable, simple, easy to use, safe for humans and animals, and environmentally friendly.

4. Personnel engaged in on-site cleaning and disinfection should take personal protection measures, and unrelated personnel should be restricted from entering the disinfection area during on-site disinfection.

5. Drinking water, public activity areas after floods recede, and centralized resettlement sites are the focus of disinfection.

6. Animal carcasses, sludge, garbage and feces should be cleaned up in a timely manner, rendered harmless and disinfected.

7. Strengthen monitoring of symptoms such as diarrhea and fever. If an outbreak of COVID-19 or other infectious diseases is discovered, the source of the epidemic should be disinfected in a timely manner in accordance with relevant standard guidelines.

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Disinfection methods for different disinfection objects

1. Hands and skin

Hand disinfection should be performed after participating in post-disaster environmental cleaning and disinfection, animal carcass handling and other work. You can use effective hand disinfectant to rub your hands, and the disinfection time should be no less than 1 minute.

People who suffer skin redness, swelling, and damage due to prolonged immersion in flood water should seek medical attention promptly. They can also temporarily apply iodine or other skin disinfectants for disinfection before seeking medical attention.

2. Tableware

After washing tableware, it is best to boil it for disinfection, and the boiling time should be more than 15 minutes. You can also use disinfectants for soaking disinfection, such as soaking in chlorine-containing disinfectants containing 250-500 mg/L of effective chlorine for 30 minutes. After soaking in the disinfectant, rinse the tableware with clean water.

3. Food

Food that has been soaked in floodwater or has gone bad should be disposed of promptly, and any food that has been soaked in floodwater should not be eaten. Steamable food should be fully heated before consumption.

4. Daily necessities

After cleaning furniture, sanitary ware, office supplies, etc., rinse, wipe or soak with chlorine-containing disinfectant containing 500 mg/L of effective chlorine for no less than 30 minutes, or use 200 mg/L chlorine dioxide, 1000 mg/L peracetic acid, 1000 mg/L quaternary ammonium salt disinfectant for 15 to 30 minutes. After disinfection, wipe clean with clean water.

5. Garbage and feces

For general household garbage, no disinfection is required, and sanitation management should be done well, and the garbage should be cleared daily. Garbage containing corrupt items should be sprayed with chlorine-containing disinfectant containing 5000-10000mg/L of effective chlorine, and then treated harmlessly after 60 minutes.

6. Dead Animals

Fresh animal carcasses removed during environmental cleanup should be buried or cremated as soon as possible. For smelly animal carcasses, chlorine-containing disinfectants containing 5,000 to 10,000 mg/L of effective chlorine can be sprayed on the carcasses and the surrounding environment to remove the odor and disinfect them, and then buried or cremated. After the carcasses are cleaned up, the area needs to be disinfected, and chlorine-containing disinfectants containing 1,000 to 2,000 mg/L of effective chlorine can be used for spraying, and the action time is 30 to 60 minutes.

Notice

Disinfectants must be purchased from regular manufacturers. When using, the concentration preparation and action time must be strictly followed according to the product instructions.

Comprehensive sources: Xinhuanet, China News Network, National Emergency Broadcasting, Yingde Release, etc.