据中国政府网报道,国务院8月16日召开常务会议,听取抗旱防汛、粮食生产形势汇报并部署秋季农业重点工作。会议指出,入汛以来,我国南方较大范围持续高温,部分地区旱情发展迅速,近日松花江又发生流域性较大洪水。党中央、国务院及时作出部署,各方奋勇抗灾,保障民生和农业生产防灾减灾工作有序开展。 According to the report of the Chinese government, the State Council held a standing meeting on August 16 to hear reports of flood control and grain production and to deploy key tasks in autumn agriculture. The meeting pointed out that since the flood season, the southern part of our country has sustained a high temperature in a large area and the drought in some areas has developed rapidly. Recently, there has been a flood in the Songhua River. The Central Party Committee and the State Council made timely arrangements for the deployment, and all parties bravely took the initiative in fighting against the disaster and ensured people's livelihood and the prevention and reduction of agricultural production in an orderly manner.