[Commentary] From June 7th to the morning of June 8th, there were heavy rains to heavy rains in many places in Guangdong, including Fogang and Qingcheng in Qingyuan, Guangdong, Shenzhen-Shanshan Cooperation Zone in Shenzhen, Boluo and Huidong in Huizhou, Huaiji in Zhaoqing, and Pingyuan in Meizhou. Heavy rain triggered floods of varying degrees.
In the early morning of June 8, floods, waterlogging, landslides, and flooding of residential houses occurred in Lian'an Village, Yuantan Town, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province. More than 60 villagers were trapped, and the water level was still rising. The Qingyuan Detachment of the Armed Police dispatched dozens of rescue emergency police to carry the rescue equipment such as assault boats and life jackets to help the disaster-stricken scene. After more than 10 hours of emergency search and rescue, all trapped people were successfully transferred.
On the afternoon of the 8th, the reporter learned from Huaiji County, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, that due to heavy rainfall, many towns and streets in Huaiji County were affected. According to statistics, 26 village-level roads collapsed in the county; 2 mud brick houses collapsed; 3218 people were transferred. people.
[Same period] Villagers in Sicun Village, Fenggang Town, Huaiji County, Zhaoqing, Guangdong
The water went quickly and quickly. We started to enter the house at more than 6 o'clock. The highest water level reached about 1.2 meters. We didn't even know. The village cadres notified us by phone. When the water came in, we were caught off guard. Fortunately, the village cadres and leaders called. The notice first evacuated the old man. Our younger people moved along with the furniture. The home appliances could not be moved. The water quickly entered the house. Thank you village officials for sending instant noodles and mineral water.
[Explanation] On the same day, the city of Shanwei, Guangdong, Lufeng, Red Bay and other places were hit by heavy rainstorms. The maximum rainfall in the Red Bay was 417 mm, and many villages were flooded. Among them, two villages in the fifth and sixth villages of Hudong, Dongzhou Street, Honghai Bay, Shanwei City were flooded by rain, and nearly 1,000 villagers were besieged by the flood. Local firefighters braved the wind and rain to go from house to house to search for the trapped villagers. As of press time, 2160 people were trapped by the fire rescue detachment of Shanwei City.
In Pingyuan County, Meizhou City, Guangdong, some areas were severely affected. After the disaster, officers and soldiers of the Pingyuan County Fire Brigade issued police several times in a row to rescue and evacuate the trapped people and drain water for the people. Up to now, Pingyuan Fire Rescue Brigade has dispatched 57 flood rescue personnel and evacuated 175 people.
It is understood that there are still 15 rivers and 20 river stations in Guangdong that exceed the warning level. The Office of the Guangdong General Headquarters for Flood, Drought, and Wind Prevention stated that it will continue to dispatch the emergency departments of cities, counties, and towns in areas that are heavily affected by heavy rains to join relevant departments in a timely manner to move people in dangerous areas to safe areas.
(Reported by Wei Jiefu Jiang Fan Zhu Haoyi Guangdong)
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]