Chinanews.com Nanchang, July 11 Electric question: Directly hit Hong Feng to cross the Nanchang urban area: Asia's largest musical fountain group is submerged

　　Author Li Yunhan

　　On the evening of the 11th, the Nanchang section of the Gan River, one of the main tributaries of the Yangtze River, was turbulent, with many branches floating on the water, the autumn water square by the river and the largest musical fountain group in Asia. The dark clouds on the horizon are another storm.

　　Jiangxi Provincial Department of Water Resources announced at 21:00 on the 11th that according to real-time hydrological monitoring data, Ganjiang Flood No. 1 in 2020 passed through the Waizhou Station and Nanchang Station of Nanchang City at 17:00 and 18:30 on the same day.

The river bank walking trail and the autumn water square were flooded, and some wooden walking trails were destroyed by the flood. Photo by Li Yunhan

　　According to the actual situation of Hongfeng monitored by the Nanchang Hydrological Bureau: at 17:00 on the 11th, the water level of the Hongfeng station at the Ganzhou Waizhou Station was 24.76 meters, which was 1.26 meters higher than the warning; at 18:30, the water level of the Nanfeng station was 24.58 meters, and the warning exceeded 1.58 meters. At present, the water level is slowly falling.

　　A reporter from Chinanews.com saw the Gan River that night, the river bank walkway and Qiushui Square were flooded, and some wooden walkways were washed away by the flood. In addition, the largest musical fountain group in Asia has been buried under the turbid river water, the trees in the riverside area have been flooded to the top of the tree, and the railings on the river bank have been reinforced with iron nets to lead to the intersection of the flooded walkway. Has been blocked.

　　Qiushui Square is Nanchang's "Internet celebrity checkpoint" and an important place for citizens to gather and walk. Normally, at this time, many tourists will watch the musical fountains here, the Gan River "One River and Two Banks Light Show" will be staged wonderfully, and many citizens will also take a family to stroll around here. Today, "autumn water" is no longer "along with the sky", leaving only the turbulent flow of the Hunhuang River.

　　"I have to take a walk along the river every night, and now the walking path is completely invisible." Citizen Li Zhengqing stood by the river for a long time, looking at the way he must walk every day.

　　Opposite the Qiushui Square is the Tengwang Pavilion, a famous building in Jiangnan. Looking at it with naked eyes, the river is about to be level with the bottom of Tengwang Pavilion. The pier of the Bayi Bridge, which is connected to the Gan River, has been submerged by the river water. Looking from afar, the cars on the bridge seem to be driving on the water.

　　In view of the current flood control situation, the Jiangxi Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters decided to upgrade the flood control level II emergency response to level I at 10:00 on July 11. The Jiangxi Provincial Hydrological Bureau also continued to issue a red flood warning at 20 o'clock on the 11th.

　　As of 17:00 on the 11th, the flood disaster has caused 5.213 million people in 98 counties (cities, districts, including functional areas) of Jiangxi to be affected, emergency resettlement of 432,000 people, and direct economic losses of 6.49 billion yuan.

　　Since the rainstorm hit the city, the frontline staff in Nanchang City immediately took action. Firefighters moved the masses, urban management inspected the riverside, the water in the road area was discharged as quickly as possible, and the citizens notified each other to move cars...

On the evening of the 11th, the Nanchang section of the Gan River, one of the main tributaries of the Yangtze River, was turbulent, and the pier of the Bayi Bridge connecting the Gan River had been submerged by the river. Photo by Li Yunhan

　　The facilities and landscape along the Gan River were severely damaged, but the sandbags piled up by the flood control personnel were standing firmly on the bank. The shops along the river were operating normally, but the flow of people was no longer the same.

　　"I believe it will be fine after the rainstorm." Although Liu Hongxiu, a citizen, revealed worries on his face, he remained optimistic. (Finish)