China News Service, Enshi, July 18 (Wu Yili Wang Guanghui) The heavy rains in the past few days have caused disasters in Enshi, Hubei. As of 3 o'clock on the 18th, the fire rescue department of Enshi emergency evacuated to rescue more than 2,000 trapped people.

  On July 17th, the heavy rain in Enshi City caused a huge surge in the river in the Qingjiang River Basin. Some streets in the urban area were flooded by the Mandi River. Several sections of the road were seriously flooded, and many people were besieged by the flood.

The picture shows the Enshi Fire and Rescue Department urgently transferring the evacuated people.

  At 14:30 on the same day, the fire rescue department rushed to the disaster-stricken areas of Enshi City, Shengli Street, Airport Road, Bacung Creek and other areas to form 10 rescue teams and drove rubber boats from house to house to search and rescue. At present, the city of Enshi has launched the urban flood response level I emergency response.

The picture shows the fire rescue department transferring trapped people E Xiaoxuan photo

  Enshi Xianfeng County suffered continuous heavy rainfall on the 17th, which caused a residential area in Shimenkan Village to be besieged by floods. When the rescuers arrived at the scene, they found that the area was low. The river on one side had flooded the dam due to heavy rain, and many residents were flooded. The deepest part of the water had reached about 1 meter, and the water flow was very turbulent.

The picture shows the Enshi fire rescue department is transferring the masses

  Xianfeng Fire Rescue Department quickly dispatched rescue forces to the scene to rescue 68 people who were trapped. The local government has properly resettled the evacuated people and ensured their safety.

  From July 16th to 17th, Enshi Laifeng County also experienced heavy rainfall, with a maximum rainfall of 348mm in 24 hours, resulting in disasters such as flash floods, waterlogging, landslides and road damage. After receiving the alarm, the local fire rescue department evacuated 29 people who were trapped.

The picture shows that there are water stains in many streets of Enshi.

  According to a report from the Emergency Management Department of Hubei Province, the heavy rainfall process since July 16 has caused three deaths and one disappearance in Enshilichuan City. According to meteorological data, it is expected that there will be a heavy rainfall process from west to east in Hubei this day and tomorrow. The main rain belt is located in southwestern Hubei, Jianghan Plain to northeastern Hubei, and the local area of ​​Enshi and southern Yichang can reach 200-300 mm; the Yangtze River, Hanjiang River, The Qingjiang River also has a large amount of incoming water, and various departments should continue to do a good job in flood prevention. (Finish)