Zhongxin.com, Poyang, Jiangxi, July 14th title: Visiting the villagers in Poyang, Jiangxi, to restore their homes as soon as possible
Reporter Liu Zhankun Wu Pengquan Liu Lixin
"The flood came too fast at that time, and the stored goods did not have time to move up. This time it was a heavy loss." Looking at the accumulated water in his basement, Huang Shuangfeng, a villager in Dixi Village, Youdun Street Town, Poyang County, Jiangxi Province, kept sighing, "Hope The flood can recede earlier and the village will return to its original state as soon as possible."
Since July, Jiangxi, a province in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, has been hit by heavy rainfall. Many rivers in the territory have been super vigilant. There have been 12 numbered floods in five rivers and Poyang Lake in a week. In particular, the water level of Poyang Lake broke through the historical extremum and reached the highest level since Poyang Lake had a hydrological record.
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. Located in Youdunjie Town, Poyang County, on the banks of the West River of the Poyang Lake system, several villages in the surrounding area were inundated due to flooding.
In Dixi Village, Youdun Street Town, Poyang County, Jiangxi, the villagers rowed by boat. Photo by Liu Zhankun
During a visit to Dixi Village in Youdun Street Township, which was more severely affected, reporters from Chinanews.com saw that traces of the flooding were everywhere. Except for the high-rise houses at the village entrance, the first floor of the buildings in the village has been basically submerged. There is still a lot of water in the roads in the village, floating objects such as foam and wooden blocks, and villagers rowing plastic boats or wooden Barrel went to his home to check the situation.
"After a day and night of rain, the water level of the Xihe River increased significantly, and then the river flooded to the side of the road." Huang Songlin, a villager in Dixi Village, pointed at his thigh and said, "There is almost forty centimeters of water on the road." .
But what scared Huang Songlin was that a three-story building in a neighbor's house was tilted down by the flood. "The dam near his house was in danger of foaming springs. Soon after we heard the sound of flowing water, the dam collapsed after the house collapsed. Within two hours, the village was flooded with water."
"I still have a house in the village, which was almost flooded to the second floor at that time." In order to facilitate the inspection of the flooding of the house and to rush out the goods, Huang Songlin bought a plastic boat for nearly 1,000 yuan.
In Dixi Village, Youdun Street Township, Poyang County, Jiangxi Province, a three-story building was flooded and tilted down. Photo by Liu Zhankun
"When I was driving, I received a call from my wife, saying that my home was flooding, and told me to come back quickly." The 38-year-old villager Huang Jiamao of Dixi Village still felt terrified when he mentioned the scene of the village being flooded. "When I reached the entrance of the village, the water was waist-waisted. Later, when I waded into the water and went home, when I got home, the water rose to my chest."
"It's definitely uncomfortable to see my family flooded like this, but life still has to continue. I hope the water level will drop quickly and the village will return to its usual appearance as soon as possible." Huang Jiamao lit a cigarette and turned to look outside the village. Xihe Water said.
"Dixi Village has transitioned from a state of panic and panic after flooding to a relatively stable state." Since the village of Dixi Village was surrounded by floods, Sun Jie, the staff of the Combat Training Division of the Fire and Rescue Team of Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, has been firmly here to assume The search and rescue command mission in the village. "Our main task has also gradually changed from searching and rescuing the affected villagers a few days ago to dealing with special emergencies in some villages."
Under the setting sun, the smoke in the uninundated house in Dixi village rose again. A mother was sitting at the door of the house washing her younger daughter’s hair, combing her hair, and wearing beautiful ponytails; the villagers who could not cook Orderly queuing up to get a packed lunch, sitting in groups of two and three, eating and talking about the past. (Finish)