China News Network, Chengdu, July 17 (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) The reporter learned from the Luzhou Emergency Management Bureau of Sichuan on the 17th that the heavy rains that occurred from the evening of the 16th to the early morning of the 17th have caused local disasters to 19,767 people. No reports of casualties were received.
From 19:00 on July 16 to 8:00 on July 17, there were heavy rains in Hejiang County, Jiangyang District, Longmatan District, Naxi District and northern Xuyong County of Luzhou City, and some heavy rains. There were 27 stations with rainfall exceeding 100 mm There is one station with a height of more than 200 mm, and the maximum rainfall is 244.9 mm in Wutong Town, Jiuzhi, Luzhou City.
Firefighters escorted a pregnant woman onto a rubber boat while covering her with umbrella. Luzhou Fire Protection
On the evening of the 16th, there was a sudden rainstorm in Xuyong County. The villagers were trapped in the car 3 kilometers away from Tianchi Town. After receiving the alarm, the local fire brigade dispatched six rescue personnel to rush to the scene with rescue ropes, life buoys, floating ropes, life jackets and other equipment. At 20:25, the road section 2 kilometers away from the alarm was flooded and completely submerged, with a depth of more than 1 meter. Rescuers took rescue equipment and jumped into the water to advance.
After about 15 minutes on the water, the rescuers successfully arrived at the location of the police. At this time, the trapped vehicle was flooded to the left of the roof. There were 6 trapped people on the scene, including a 2-year-old child and an elderly person in their 50s. Rescue workers dressed life jackets for the trapped persons while appeasing them, and at the same time fixed them on the shore with the lifeline, rescued the trapped persons one by one and transferred them to a safe area.
Firemen escorted the crowd to the water diversion. Luzhou Fire Protection
At 3:31 a.m. on the 17th, a pregnant woman near Anxun Driving School, Dongshi Street, Naxi District, Luzhou City was in pain and could become pregnant at any time. The situation was critical. Because the entrance to the pregnant woman's house has been flooded, the fire rescue personnel who arrived at the scene used a double paddle, and one person launched the rescue work from the kayak and launched the water forward. At 4:27 in the morning, the pregnant woman was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance in time.
According to preliminary statistics, by 11:00 on the 17th, the torrential rain has caused 19,767 people to be affected. 2301 people were urgently transferred and resettled, and no casualty report has been received yet. The affected area of crops was 1453.7 hectares, the area with no harvest was 455.77 hectares, 74 houses collapsed, 224 were damaged, some roads, power and other infrastructure were damaged, and the direct economic loss was 251.815 million yuan.
The firefighter carried an emergency transfer with a child. Luzhou Fire Protection
The nine branches and five links in Hejiang County, which suffered the most rainfall, were hit hard. Local cadres and the masses quickly carried out self-help. There were 1,250 people in emergency avoidance and 880 people in emergency transfer. Liu Bin, the mayor of Jiuzhi Town, Hejiang County, said that after the rainstorm disaster, the local area immediately organized more than 300 people in towns, villages, and police stations to carry out flood relief work. At the same time, 20 working groups were formed to penetrate 16 villages and 4 communities. Emergency resettlement of the masses, road repairs, dredging, etc., organize the masses to actively save themselves.
It is understood that on the eve of the torrential rain, the Luzhou City Emergency Committee launched a natural disaster response mechanism based on the early warning, issued a total of 120,000 pieces of early warning information in 5 rounds through the city emergency command platform, and instructed the municipal emergency team to prepare for emergency rescue in advance. And start the military and local rescue and disaster relief linkage mechanism, "point-to-point" scheduling reminds that there may be floods and land disasters in key disaster-related areas. Hejiang County organized more than 700 rescue forces to go to the disaster-affected area to carry out mass transfer and resettlement, emergency rescue and other work. By 11:00 on the 17th, Luzhou City received a total of 312 rain-related police situations, dispatched more than 2,500 rescue forces, rescued 51 trapped persons, assisted in the safe transfer of 2301 persons, and eliminated 24 hidden dangers.
At present, Luzhou City is doing its best to carry out flood prevention and disaster relief work, and the specific disaster situation is being further checked. (Finish)