How Can Rain And Rain Continue To Affect Cotton Production In Kashi, Xinjiang?

Known for drought.

Reporters arrived in Kashi area in June 7th to interview, and the plane hit a rainy day.

During the interview in Kashi area, the reporters encountered many short rains and even short-term heavy rainfall.

On the 15 day, the reporter left Kashi and encountered rain again and again from the sky.

In just two weeks, the reporter had rough statistics, and there were 7 days of rain.

Kurban Hupur, a taxi driver in Kashi, told reporters that such weather in Kashi had never happened before.

16, Kashi Meteorological Observatory

According to the reporter's observation, due to the rainy weather, the vegetation in the arid areas of Kashi has been improved. There is a green layer in the black Gobi between Shache county and Shaxian County, and the local vegetation is full of vitality.

In addition, the air quality in Kashi area is obviously better than in previous years due to repeated precipitation. The sky is blue and the dust in the air is obviously reduced.

In June, it was a good season for wheat harvest and fruit bearing in southern Xinjiang. However, due to low temperature and insufficient heat and light, the harvest time of wheat was affected.

Reporters learned in Yecheng county that in the past years, the wheat in this county should be harvested more than half, but this year many wheat fields in the county have not yet been harvested.

It is reported that in June 5th, there was a rainstorm in Mengaiti County; 9, a heavy rain occurred in zip County, and a brief heavy rainfall occurred in Yecheng county.

Due to repeated rainfall and flooding caused by heavy rainfall, heavy casualties were caused, crops were flooded, traffic and water conservancy facilities were damaged.

Affected by the continuous rainfall, some sections of the 315 National Highway in Shaxian County were flooded, and a section of railway embankment under construction of Kashi to Hotan railway in Yengisar was also eroded by floods. Railway construction was greatly affected, some farmland suffered floods, and crops such as wheat, cotton and corn were flooded.

The flood caused by disastrous weather in Shache county has caused thousands of acres of damaged crops such as wheat, corn and cotton.

Zhang Yunhui also told reporters that from 16 to 18, there will be an obvious precipitation process in Kashi area, with heavy rain in some areas.