Hitting the front line of floods in northern Guangdong: Rescue carried out in an orderly manner and set up a “water channel” – China News Service

China News Service, Qingyuan, April 22, Title: Directly hitting the front line of floods in northern Guangdong: Rescue is carried out in an orderly manner and a “water channel” is set up

China News Service reporter Wang Jian

Rescuers drove rubber boats and skillfully shuttled between flooded streets, transferring trapped people and delivering emergency supplies… On the 22nd, a reporter from China News Service visited Hanwang, Yingde City, Qingyuan, Guangdong, where severe waterlogging occurred due to heavy rains. The town saw that the first floors of most of the buildings along the street had been submerged.

On April 22, Hangu Town, Yingde City, Qingyuan suffered from waterlogging due to consecutive days of heavy rain.Photo by China News Service reporter Chen Jimin

Due to continuous heavy rains in Guangdong, severe flooding occurred in Beijiang, the Pearl River Basin. At 9:00 on the 22nd, flood peaks appeared along the entire Beijiang main stream, with a peak flow of 18,100 cubic meters per second at the Shijiao Hydrological Station.

Affected by the floods, many waterlogging occurred in Hanguang Town, which is located in the lower reaches of Lianjiang River, a tributary of Beijiang River. The reporter saw in the town that rescue workers wearing red and blue clothes had been busy moving trapped people back and forth on the water to build a “water channel” for the local people.

Liu Zhendong, director of the combat training department of the Shenzhen Fire Rescue Detachment, said that after receiving the notice from superiors at 1:00 on the 20th, the detachment immediately took action and assembled a disaster relief team of 25 vehicles and 100 people to rush to Yingde for support. The Shenzhen detachment arrived in Yingde at around 5:00 on the 20th, quickly became familiar with the local conditions, and deployed rescue forces according to the severity of the water situation. There are currently 10 fire rescue vehicles and 42 rubber boats in the town.

“We rushed over to participate in the rescue on the night of the 20th, and have rested for a total of 4 hours so far.” Mr. Huang, who participated in the rescue in Hangu Town, told reporters at noon on the 22nd that he was mainly responsible for receiving the distress information and, according to the arrangement, Drive the rescue boat to rescue the trapped people.

“In some flooded places, some are close to rivers, and the water flow will be relatively fast; some are so deep that they submerge the entrance to the first floor, and it is necessary to dive indoors to carry out rescue.” When talking about the rescue experience, Mr. Huang said that in the local area Under the overall planning and arrangement of the government, the rescue work in Hangu Town was carried out smoothly, and the trapped people’s emotions were relatively stable and they cooperated with the rescue work.

On April 22, Hangu Town, Yingde City, Qingyuan suffered from waterlogging due to consecutive days of heavy rain. The picture shows rescue workers relocating trapped people locally.Photo by China News Service reporter Chen Jimin

“I’m very grateful to the rescuers. The rescue was very fast!” Mr. Wang, who was on a business trip to Hanguang Town from other places, told reporters that he and four colleagues were trapped in a hotel in the town. They called for help at noon that day. In about half an hour, they He was safely transferred out by rescue workers and is now preparing to take a vehicle arranged by the local government to Yingde City.

Chi Xiang, leader of the Guangdong Provincial Blue Sky Rescue Party Pioneer Team, introduced that they were formed by the Guangdong Blue Sky Rescue Team, Kaiping Blue Sky Rescue Team, and Xinxing Blue Sky Rescue Team. A total of 30 people and 6 boats were mobile in Qingyuan to support the transfer of trapped people. After arriving in Hanguang Town on the morning of the 22nd, they began to cooperate with the local government in the transportation of materials and the transfer of emergency personnel for the elderly, children and the sick.

As night falls, rescue workers are still busy. “There are not many residents who need to be relocated, and the water level has begun to recede.” The relevant person in charge of the Hangu Town Government said that as of 18:00 on the 22nd, a total of 162 people had been rescued in the town; the local area has also begun planning for post-disaster reconstruction work.

“Now that the water level in Hanguan Town has begun to drop, we have to move to Feilaixia downstream of the Beijiang River and continue to stand by.” Chi Xiang said.

The Guangdong Provincial Department of Water Resources said that currently, rainfall in the Beijiang Basin has weakened, but flooding is still continuing. As of 14:00 on the 22nd, 8 rivers and 20 hydrological stations in the province still exceeded warning levels. (over)