China has entered the flood season; the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural
Development directed urban bridge authorities to intensify flood-season safety
management, coordinating with meteorological, water conservancy and natural
resources agencies to issue risk warnings and implement preventive and response
measures for extreme weather and water- or geology-related hazards. Inspections
should prioritize foundation scour, slope stability and drainage capacity; carry
out comprehensive flood-safety risk and hazard remediation. Authorities must
coordinate with river management to promptly clear channel accumulations and
large drifting objects that could threaten bridges or obstruct flood discharge.
