Since April 16, Guangdong has ushered in the heaviest rainfall in April, and the main stream of the Beijiang River has experienced the second flood of this year. Affected by continuous heavy rainfall, floods occurred in Shaoguan, Qingyuan, Zhaoqing and other places in northern Guangdong Province. Up to now, a total of 110,000 people have been evacuated and 25,800 people have been urgently resettled.
In order to cope with extreme weather and the resulting floods, Guangdong banking financial institutions have taken multiple measures and deployed in advance to protect the lives and property of employees and customers and the safety of bank assets.
Affected by the continuous heavy rainfall for several days, the main and tributaries of the Beijiang River have risen across the board. In order to further do a good job in wind and flood prevention, the Guangdong Qingyuan Branch of the Agricultural Bank of China quickly organized a special meeting, deployed in advance, kept a close eye on the flood situation, and dispatched a rescue team to transfer the materials of the outlets with flood risks.
Source: Agricultural Bank of China Guangdong Branch
In the face of the fierce rain and flood situation, the Agricultural Bank of China Guangdong Qingyuan Branch organized a special visit to find out the disaster situation of customers, fully protect the production and operation of the affected farmers, and provide a financial "warm sun" for the majority of farmers.
On April 20, Shaoguan City was affected by strong convective weather, and many roads were waterlogged. The leadership team of the Guangdong Shaoguan Branch of the Bank of Communications commanded from the front, leading the cadres and employees to carry sandbags, cut the power supply, transfer electronic equipment and archives, and transport daily necessities, racing against time to race against the flood, and go all out to guard the "door".
The next day, after the flood waters gradually receded, the bank's staff spontaneously returned to the branch and worked together to carry out various tasks after the flood. Remove sandbags, clean up silt, disinfect and clean, repair machinery and tools, and repair elevators...... We work together to disinfect and sanitize the outlets in an all-round way to ensure that the outlets are clean and tidy in the shortest possible time, and continue to provide financial services to customers. The Financial Times reporter learned that on April 22, all outlets of the Guangdong Shaoguan Branch of the Bank of Communications resumed business.
Source: Bank of Communications
Coincidentally, the Guangdong Shaoguan Furong Branch of the Agricultural Bank of China, which is located in the seriously flooded section of the city, opened for business on April 20, and the staff of the branch found that water was constantly gushing out on the ground in the outlet, and the water accumulation tended to rise rapidly. In order to ensure the continuity and stability of financial services, the staff of the branch quickly stacked sandbags in front of the branch and worked together to clean up the stagnant water in the lobby. Scientific and technological personnel rushed to the affected outlets as soon as possible to carefully check the equipment and network communication status to ensure that the business was not disturbed.
Source: Agricultural Bank of China Guangdong Branch
In addition, the reporter learned that the banking financial institutions have also focused on monitoring the changes in the flood situation and monitoring the key areas of flood control, and each department has performed its own duties and responsibilities to effectively build an "iron wall" for flood prevention and rescue.
Source: Financial Times client
Reporter: Zo Xi
Editor: Liu Nengjing
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