【Explanation】Due to the continuous heavy rainfall, on July 9, all hydrological stations in the Dongting Lake area where the rivers and rivers in Hunan pooled all exceeded the warning level. The reporter learned from the official website of the Hunan Provincial Department of Water Resources that as of 18:00, the water level of the Dongling Lake Hukou Chenglingji Hydrological Station, which intersects the Yangtze River, had exceeded the warning water level by 1.4 meters and reached 33.9 meters.

  On the same day, the reporter saw in Yueyang Tower on the bank of East Dongting Lake that the water level of Dongting Lake had not passed the hydrophilic walkway of the lower Yueyang Tower Scenic Area, and the Bianhe Ancient Street and Baling Square connected to the scenic area were pulled up on the water side. The warning line has not affected the normal opening of the Yueyanglou scenic area.

  [Oral broadcast] China News Service reporter Xu Zhixiong

  My current location is Baling Square in Yueyang, Hunan, and Dongting Lake is behind me. Now we can see that the water level of Dongting Lake has not passed a part of the landscape trail. The surrounding residents told reporters that when the water level of Dongting Lake is normal, in the past, the surface of the water was only reached by a cruise ship tens of meters away from the stone monument of Dongting Lake behind me. Boat office.

  [Commentary] On Junshan Island, which is across the lake from Yueyang Tower, the reporter saw that the road on the island was submerged in the lake water only after crossing the embankment of Dongting Lake for more than 10 meters due to the rise of the lake, so that it could have been in the dry season. Junshan Island, which drove to the island, became an "isolated island". On the embankments along Dongting Lake and the Yangtze River, there are temporary flood prevention tents and board houses erected.

  Guo Xiaogang, the commander of the flood control command company of Haohe Village in Junshan District, Yueyang, Hunan Province, told reporters that after receiving the instructions from the superior flood control and drought relief headquarters on July 4, Haohe Village quickly organized the villagers’ flood control company to go to the Dongting Lake embankment to clear the barriers and build flood prevention tents. And began on July 5 24 hours uninterrupted patrol on duty the embankment. In order to prevent floods, the villagers spontaneously moved the mosquito net straw mats to the embankment, and set up large pots to cook water, eating and living on the embankment.

  [Same period] Guo Xiaogang, commander of the flood control command company of Haohe Village, Junyang Mountain, Hunan

  The ordinary people lined up in the team spontaneously, and then volunteered to work on the (dike), every two hours. All of our food and accommodation are here, and then we are all cooking by our villagers.

  Reporter Xu Zhixiong Yang Huafeng Fu Jingyi Hunan Yueyang reports

Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]