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FEATURE
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Fu Libin was receiving the interview
Meet the Leader
- the Chief of Sichuan Fire Fighting Bureau
■By: Li JieSheng
hina is frequently hit by floods. In
2010, according to the statistics
from National Disaster Prevention Bureau
and Ministry of Civil Affairs, floods have
effected 29.4 million people, killed 211 and
made 119 victims disappear. For economic
loss, the number had reached to 43.3 billion
yuan.
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Facing with mounting diasters, fire
fighters are always at the first line. With the
approaching to summer time, a period of
probable flooding, attention has focused on
how flooding can be prevented.
China Fire Bulletin had an opportunity to
talk with Fu Libing, deputy chief in Sichuan
Fire Department.
CFB: Chief Fu has been commanding
several flood responses in Sichuan Fire
Department. What do you think the features
and damage of a flood disaster are ?
Fu: Flood has three qualitative features:
seasonality, regionality and repeatability.
At the middle and lower reaches of the
Yangtze River area, flood occurs frequently
in summer with the same climate cause;
while at the Yellow River area, it has
different cause and effect. Flood has been
a devastating damage to flood-prone areas,
making local resident homeless and lifeless.
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