BEIJING: Digital platforms, artificial intelligence, and drones are increasingly integrated into China’s emergency management system to identify risks earlier, support faster decision-making, and improve disaster response, frontline officials said at a group interview held by the State Council Information Office on Monday.
From flood control in Tianjin to safety supervision in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, local authorities are transforming years of frontline experience into digital tools that monitor risks, issue early warnings, and support emergency coordination.
Zhang Dongfang, director of the Emergency Management Affairs Center of the Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Emergency Management, shared that his team spent two years identifying 1,415 high-risk flood-control sites across the city, incorporating them into an intelligent management platform.
This system integrates information on river flooding, urban waterlogging, storm surges, and mountain torrents, consolidating monitoring data, emergency resources, personnel responsibilities, and response plans into a single platform. It can automatically issue alerts when rainfall, river levels, or water accumulation at sunken roads and bridges reach specified thresholds, notifying commanders, duty officers, and personnel responsible for high-risk sites. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
