China News Agency, Yueyang, Hunan, July 9th Electric question: Direct attack on the entire line of Dongting Lake
Author Fu Jingyi Xu Zhixiong
The continuous heavy rains in the past few days have caused the rivers in Hunan to rise, and Dongting Lake, the second largest freshwater lake in China where rivers and rivers converge, continues to have super-warning and even super-guaranteed water levels, becoming the current "main battlefield" for flood control in Hunan. As of 20 o'clock on the 9th, the water level of the Dongling Lake Hukou Chenglingji Hydrological Station, which intersects the Yangtze River, has exceeded the warning water level by 1.41 meters and reached 33.91 meters.
On the same day, a reporter from China News Service came to the Yueyang Tower Scenic Area on the east side of Dongting Lake. The water level of Dongting Lake has not passed the low-lying hydrophilic walkway of the scenic area; Baling Square, which is connected with the scenic area, has been alert on the side of the lake. Line, the lake has been submerged partly along the lake walkway, the entrance of the cruise ship pier, the stone inscription with the words "Dongting Lake" stands in the water.
The lake water blocked the pedestrian's path. Photo by Yang Huafeng
"Every year during the flood season, Dongting Lake water will rise. This year the situation of the lake water can be said to be more fierce." Zhou Xiaopeng, a citizen who lives by the lake, said that the water surface of the lake is usually kept at the cruise ship boarding place tens of meters away from the stone monument. This is not long. In time, it spread to more than 20 meters towards the embankment. "Especially after the heavy rain yesterday, the lake water has risen a lot."
From 8:00 on the 7th to 8:00 on the 8th, Yueyang experienced the strongest rainfall since 1952. The city's 24-hour maximum cumulative rainfall (261.4 mm) and 6-hour cumulative rainfall (167.0 mm) both ranked first in history. Continued torrential rains also caused serious water accumulation in many areas of the city and congested roads. Yueyang City promptly launched the first-level emergency response for urban flood control.
On the morning of the 9th, the waterlogging in the urban area of Yueyang has been basically cleared, and only the low-lying areas close to Dongting Lake still have accumulated water. The Bianhe Ancient Street and Baling Square located on the edge of the Dongting Lake are full of voices. The Yueyang Tower scenic area is also open normally, and there are endless stream of tourists.
Junshan Island, which is across the lake from Yueyang Tower, has been submerged into the lake after crossing the embankment of Dongting Lake for more than 10 meters due to the rise of the lake, making Junshan Island, which was originally able to drive to the island during dry season, become An "isolated island". On the embankments along Dongting Lake and the Yangtze River, there are temporary flood prevention tents and board houses erected.
"Starting from July 5, we are patrolling the embankment 24 hours a day, nine people are grouped into groups of three, every two hours." Sitting in the tent of the flood control command company of Haohe Village, Junshan District, Yueyang, just ended Guo Xiaogang, the company commander of the inspection, summoned all the team members to study and deploy the inspection work of the dike.
Haohe Village needs to be responsible for the inspection of the 1,500-meter embankment on the south embankment of Junshan Embankment. Since receiving the command of the three-level emergency response initiated by the superior flood control and drought relief headquarters on July 4, Guo Xiaogang quickly organized the villagers to flood control and even go to the Dongting Lake embankment to clear the obstacles. Set up flood control tents and prepare flood control materials.
"According to the regulations, the Dongting Lake Embankment needs to be equipped with 6 people per 1000 meters, from the top of the embankment, the body, the foot of the embankment to the forbidden foot within 100 meters of the embankment. Guo Xiaogang said that the intensity of flood control labor is high, and it has to endure the bites of mosquitoes and heat and humidity. The villagers who volunteered to participate did suffer.
In order to prevent floods, villagers spontaneously moved mosquito nets and straw mats to the embankment. They also set up large pots of boiling water to cook, and lived on the embankment. Beside the tent, many uncles and aunts in Haohe Village also put up their seats and accompanied the flood control team to guard the embankment. "They are on the embankment day and night, and we will often come up to see and bring some vegetables."
At 18:00 on the 9th, the Hydrology Bureau of the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission upgraded the orange flood warning for the Yangtze River to the Nanjing River Section, Dongting Lake District, Poyang Lake District, and Shuiyang River, which is the main stream in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is expected that the water level will remain 0.7 to 1 meter in the next few days. Gains. The meteorological department predicts that in the next 10 days, there will still be continuous heavy rain and heavy rain in Xiangzhong and north of Hunan, and the flood control situation will remain severe and complicated. (Finish)