[Commentary] On July 11, Guangxi Liuzhou Rongshui Miao Autonomous County encountered floods, and many streets in the main urban area were flooded. According to the hydrological information released by the Water Resources Department of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, at 18:00 on the same day, the water level of the Rongjiang Rongshui Hydrological Station was 111.80 meters, which was 5.20 meters higher than the warning water level (warning water level 106.6).
[Commentary] At 7 a.m. that day, the water depth of some flooded areas in the county was nearly 2 meters, and the evacuated people were besieged by the flood. Liuzhou Fire Rescue Detachment drove a rubber boat to the rescue immediately after receiving the alarm. Due to the limited number of ships, firefighters can only transfer the trapped people batch by batch. After nearly three hours of rescue, fire rescue personnel successfully evacuated 21 people trapped in a hotel to a safe area.
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[Commentary] In the afternoon, the water level continued to rise. The shops and houses on the first floor of the flooded urban area in the county were soaked in flood waters, and many fishing boats were docked along the flooded roadside. The masses could enter the flooded road by boat. Depending on the distance, a boat fee ranging from RMB 10 to RMB 30 per person is charged. In addition to the fee-paying boatmen, some sections of the road also have people spontaneously organizing free ships to transport passengers.
[Same period] Fan Fang
We usually use this boat for fishing, so we can take out the rising water, which is convenient for others and ourselves. It costs 10 yuan per person, and 10 yuan in it. I received 200 yuan today. It's fixed at ten yuan, twenty or thirty yuan away.
【Same period】The boatman Long Zhenhai
Our dragon boat team came over to help when they saw the flood. Some people were trapped in the facade. We asked them to take a boat and take them here. Now that the Dragon Boat Team has not started training, we will come to help when we have time. All of us are meltwater people. There is nothing to help or not to help, only if we want to.
[Explanation] In addition to the spontaneous mutual assistance of the people when the floods hit, the various departments of the water melt have also strengthened the linkage and actively responded. According to Yang Shanhua, deputy director of the Rongshui County Emergency Management Bureau, starting at 7 am, the Emergency Management Bureau dispatched two ships to carry out rescue, and nearly 100 trips were carried to transport and transfer people.
[Commentary] At present, Rongshui County has launched a flood response level IV emergency response. Local firefighters, armed police officers and soldiers, public security police and other emergency rescue personnel also organized the evacuation in time to ensure the safety of life and property of the people in low-lying areas. From the evening of the 10th, the county town of Rongshui Town organized various village communities, units directly under the town, and member units of flood control and drought relief to quickly carry out preventive work, using WeChat and telephone to update the changes in the town's water conditions every hour.
【Explanation】According to the monitoring of the Rongshui Hydrological Center Station, the Rongjiang Rongshui Hydrological Station showed a water level of 111.87 meters at 16:50 on the same day. The current water level has slowly dropped. Silt work.
Wang Yizhao Huang Lian reports from Guangxi Liuzhou
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