Shocking! Aerial photography of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia has entered a critical period.

　　　　　　 CCTV News:At present, the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia has entered a critical period. Today (15th), the reporter saw from the air by helicopter that the ice melting in the frozen section of Inner Mongolia is close to half. At the same time, the reporter learned from the front-line headquarters of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region that the opening of the entire section of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia this year may be later than last year.

　　　　　　 CCTV reporter Zhou Wei: "What we see now is the three sheng Public Water Control Project in Dengkou County, Inner Mongolia, where the river is wide and the traces of freezing have completely disappeared. This year, due to the high temperature, the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia started to open on February 19th, three days earlier than normal, and the total distance from Mahuanggou at the junction of Ningxia and Inner Mongolia is 160 kilometers, which has been fully opened.

　　　　　　 From three sheng to Gongxia, the Yellow River enters the reach with many bends. In addition, the latitude in this area is basically between 48 and 50 degrees north latitude. Every spring, the ice density tends to be high, which brings flood control pressure to the downstream. Therefore, opening the river here marks that the Inner Mongolia section of the Yellow River has entered a critical period of ice prevention.

　　　　　　 What we see now is the Sanhu River Estuary Hydrological Station in Wulate Qianqi, Inner Mongolia, which is 215 kilometers away from three sheng Gong. There are still large areas of ice on the river surface, and the main rivers are clear ditches. Clear ditch is the civilized part in the middle of the frozen river. If all these clear ditches are connected together, the river will be opened. At present, the Sanhu estuary has not been fully opened. If it is opened here, it means that the Inner Mongolia section of the Yellow River is halfway open. Up to today, the Inner Mongolia section of the Yellow River has been opened for 317 kilometers, which is approaching the Sanhu Estuary Hydrological Station. "

　　　　　　 Liu Danyang, spokesperson of the front-line headquarters of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, said: "(At present) the speed of river opening is about 20 kilometers per day. This year (the Inner Mongolia section of the Yellow River), the overall water level in the flood season is low, and the increment of reservoir storage is small. It is expected that the river opening time this year will be later (compared with 2018)."

　　　　　　 CCTV reporter Zhou Wei: "In 2018, the Inner Mongolia section of the Yellow River will be opened on March 18th. Eight days earlier than normal, it is expected that the opening time of the whole line will be close to normal this year. What we see now is the Baotou River section, where the water surface is open and the river surface gully clearing area is large, accounting for about 50% by visual inspection. Experts said that the white part of the river shows that the ice layer is thick and the color is light and black, which is the performance of melting ice and snow.

　　　　　　 Flying further downstream from Baotou, the Yellow River enters more bends, and the river surface becomes narrower, and the number of highway and railway bridges suddenly increases. Experts said that these old bridges have small spans and many piers, which are easy to cause ice jam and dam formation. Therefore, the 150-kilometer section from Baotou to Toudaoguai Hydrological Station in Tuoketuo County, the Inner Mongolia section of the Yellow River, is the top priority of ice prevention and flood control.

　　　　　　 The Inner Mongolia section of the Yellow River is 720 kilometers long. Turning down from the first road, the Yellow River enters the Shanxi-Shaanxi Grand Canyon, which belongs to the middle reaches of the Yellow River. The front-line headquarters of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region predicts that by the end of this month, the entire section of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia will be thawed and opened. "