China News Service, Zhangjiajie, July 7 (correspondent: Wu Jie) In recent days, the Zhangjiajie area in Hunan has experienced heavy rainfall, with localized heavy rain to heavy rain. The four people fishing were besieged by the flood and could not escape.
At 18:00 on July 6th, four people near Huangmaoxi Reservoir in Yongding District, Zhangjiajie, were fishing in the water. The rain caused a sudden rise in the water level, and it was too late to escape being trapped by the flood. After receiving the alarm from the masses, the fire commanders of the Fire Rescue Brigade, Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City quickly dispatched and rushed to the scene with rescue equipment.
After arriving at the scene, firefighters found that the water around the trapped people was turbulent and the water depth was uncertain. The trapped person is about 10 meters away from the shore. The position of the four people is high, and the water flows to the knee position. There is no danger of life.
Firefighters crossed the rescue team. Photo by Wu Jie
At this time, the rain was still falling, the water level kept rising, and the sky was getting darker, and the rescue was urgent. The fire commander decided to use rope crossing for rescue, first throwing the rope to the trapped person, instructing the trapped person to fix the rope with the trees beside him, and the firefighters worked together to tighten the rope on the shore and set up the rescue rope. system. Ready, firefighters carry life jackets, belts, hooks and other equipment across the opposite shore through ropes to help the trapped people take good protection measures, and use the traction rope to pull the trapped people through the crossing system to the shore safety zone in turn. After 2 hours of hard work, all 4 trapped people were rescued.
The fire and rescue department reminded: the current flood season, the public should increase safety awareness, pay attention to the safety of wading during the rainy season. In bad weather such as heavy rain, do not go to the low-lying areas such as rivers and reservoirs to play water or fish, so as to avoid flooding and bring life threatening. (Finish)