On this day, 34 years ago, on June 15, 1991 (May 4, 1991, the lunar calendar), floods occurred in the Jianghuai Basin, Anhui and other places in my country. During the floods in the summer of 1991, Jiangning County, Jiangsu Province was covered by an ocean. In the summer of 1991, extraordinary floods occurred in the Huaihe River, the Chuhe River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, the Lishui River of Dongting Lake, and the Shuiyang River of Anhui Province. The water level in Taihu Lake exceeds the historical high level in 1954. As of the end of June, 18 provinces and municipalities across the country had suffered floods, affecting 130 million acres of cultivated land and 650,000 houses. The total economic losses reached 16 billion yuan. This catastrophic flood mainly has the following characteristics: 1. The rain period is advanced, the rainfall is large and concentrated, and the flood is fierce and lasts for a long time. In the Huaihe River Basin and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, long-term and large-scale heavy rains fell continuously from late May to mid-July. The highest rainfall was 2-5 times more than normal, causing the water levels of rivers, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs to rise sharply, causing floods and large-scale waterlogging. The Huaihe River experienced a major flood that was second only to 1954 since the founding of the People's Republic of China. In mid-July, the water level of Taihu Lake was 0.14 meters higher than the highest water level in 1954. The Chuhe River experienced two largest floods since recorded records, and the Songhua River also experienced a major flood since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The major flood that was second only to 1957. 2. Floods occurred during the summer grain harvest and autumn grain sowing seasons, resulting in reduced crop yields in both seasons. 3. Excessive concentration in the severely affected areas. The affected population in Anhui and Jiangsu provinces accounts for 70% of the total population of the two provinces; the affected area of crops accounts for more than 60% of the sown area; Industry, especially township enterprises, suffered serious losses. 4. From a national perspective, no major floods have occurred in the main stream of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Pearl River, the Haihe River, and the Liaohe River, so the disaster is localized. Because floods occurred in densely populated and economically developed areas, serious losses were caused. After the floods occurred, the State Council allocated 2.2 billion yuan and 1.4 billion kilograms of grain for disaster relief and formulated preferential policies for the people in the disaster areas. In July 1991, when the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal broke its embankment and floods endangered Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, a Communist commando team organized by a certain division of the People's Liberation Army Reserve took the lead in jumping into flood rescue. On July 9, 1991, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Jiang Zemin waded into the river to inspect the disaster situation in Jizhou City, Jiangsu Province. July 20, 1991, Premier Li Peng of the State Council visited Dongjin Village, Dongjin Township, Shou County, Anhui Province, the Hong Kong performing arts community held a disaster relief performance for the floods in the mainland. Famous painter Wu Guanzhong gave a charity performance of traditional Chinese painting "Old Wall" for the disaster relief. The Beijing performing arts community initiated a large-scale disaster relief benefit performance party held at the Beijing Industrial Sports Institute