Zhongxin.com, Poyang, Jiangxi, July 13 Electric question: Directly hit the rescue site of the Poyang polder in Jiangxi: military and civilian work together to protect their homes
Reporter Liu Zhankun Wu Pengquan Liu Lixin
Under the scorching sun, Zheng Wenqiang, 21 years old, and his comrades took up the shovel and sacks, and put sand bags and pipe blocks on the tense barriers in Xihe East Lianwei, Poyang County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province. Mud and sweat soaked his clothes.
On the 13th, the Xihe East Lianhe River, located on the banks of Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China, saw multiple dangerous situations in the pipeline. Officers and soldiers of a certain brigade of the Rocket Army "hand in hand" with the local people to deal with the emergency situation.
Since July, Jiangxi, a province in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, has been hit by continuous heavy rainfall. The water level of the river has risen rapidly. Many rivers and Poyang Lake in the territory have repeatedly had numbered floods and over-warning floods. The water levels at multiple sites have even exceeded guarantees, exceeded 1998, exceeded history.
Affected by the recent concentrated heavy rainfall, upstream water and the high water level of Poyang Lake, the water level in the Binhu area of Poyang County, the "biggest county in Jiangxi" with a population of 1.6 million, exceeded the alarm level. Xihe is named because it is located in the west of Poyang County. Xihe Donglianwei protects the life and property of 50,000 mu of farmland and more than 10,000 residents. From 15:00 on the 12th to 16:00 on the 13th, 7 new dangers were added to Xihe Donglianwei.
On July 13, the officers and men of a certain brigade of the Rocket Army "hand in hand" with the local people to urgently deal with the dangerous situation of the Xihedonglian polder in Poyang County. Photo by Liu Lixin
On the afternoon of the same day, a reporter from Chinanews.com saw that the turbid yellow water was approaching the top of the dam, and the trees in the riverside area had been flooded to the canopy. Many rescue vehicles shuttled back and forth to transport earth and sand and stone, and raised waves. dust.
"We came with 120 officers and soldiers yesterday and prepared the flood control materials and vehicles overnight. After eating this morning, I came over when I received the order." Ai Jie, a political instructor of a rocket army brigade, was blushing and sweating Note. "We have dealt with three dangerous situations in the morning, and then two more dangerous situations in the afternoon. If there are still dangerous situations at night, we will continue tonight."
"Today is mainly to block the pipe with the local people. Today the weather is particularly hot. To be honest, we are really tired, but we are not afraid of being tired." A soldier of the army named Feng Yanbin was on his way back to the army after ending his vacation. , "Heavy".
Zheng Wenqiang, another fighter involved in emergency rescue, came from Fuzhou, Jiangxi Province and was born in 1999. "Although this day is very tiring, but fortunately the pipe is blocked. We are always practicing. This time we are really out to protect the people and protect our homes." He raised his arms and wiped the sweat from his face. , "The villagers saw that we worked so hard and followed us to work together, which made me feel more motivated."
"I haven't been able to sleep these nights. I have to go to the dam every night to watch it two or three times." Wang Zhengqiu, a villager in Gangtou Village, Youdun Street Township, Poyang County, lived on the edge of Donglianxu, Xihe. The troops and soldiers rescued together. "Protecting this dam is to protect our lives and protect my home."
"Our village organized a patrol team and found gongs and notified the villagers to come to the rescue." Wang Qingyang, the party secretary of Gangtou Village, Youdun Street Town, Poyang County, Jiangxi, said, "After the troops arrived, we were asked to rest. But We still have to deal with the dangers with the officers and men because they are also very hard."
After more than three hours of joint efforts by the military and civilians to rescue, the dangerous situation of the Xihe East Lianwei Poles was completed. The officers and men of the troops were ready to go, ready to go to the next "anti-flood battlefield" and continue to protect this homeland. (Finish)