According to the official Weibo of the Henan Provincial Meteorological Service Center, the Henan Provincial Climate Center issued an orange drought warning at 8:00 on June 12: Based on **meteorological drought monitoring, 72 *** meteorological stations in 16 cities of Henan Province, including Anyang, Hebi, Jiaozuo, Kaifeng, Luoyang, Luohe, Nanyang, Pingdingshan, Puyang, Shangqiu, Xinxiang, Xinyang, Xuchang, Zhengzhou, Zhoukou, and Zhumadian, have observed meteorological drought reaching the severe drought level or above, which has persisted for 10 days. It is expected that from June 12 to June 20, the drought weather and drought-affected areas in the above regions and surrounding areas will further develop. Please pay close attention to the **forecast information and meteorological disaster warning signals issued by the meteorological department, and take preventive and responsive measures.

Image from the official Weibo of the Henan Provincial Meteorological Service Center

　　Defense guidelines:

　　1. The government and relevant departments shall carry out emergency work to defend against drought in accordance with their responsibilities.

　　2. Relevant departments shall activate emergency backup water sources, dispatch all available water sources within their jurisdiction, and give priority to ensuring domestic water for urban and rural residents and drinking water for livestock.

　　3. Restrict non-productive high-water-consumption and service-industry water use, and ensure irrigation water for major crops.

　　4. The meteorological department shall carry out artificial rain enhancement operations at appropriate times.