[Explanation] On July 21st, in the Gushi section of the Shihe embankment in Henan, a tributary of the Huai River, the armed police officers and soldiers worked overtime and worked overtime. They had to spread a layer of geotextile on the back of the dam and cover it with sandbags to prevent sand and soil. The risk of dam failure occurs.
Two days and nights of continuous fighting, just when everyone was busy, the local people came to the embankment spontaneously with pennants.
[Simultaneous on-site] Learn from the armed police officers and soldiers and pay tribute to the armed police officers and soldiers. You have worked hard.
[In the same period] (Mr. Tan, a local citizen in Gushi, Henan) Sooner or later, we have to visit the embankment, and see comrades (armed police), it is true that day and night, those children are very tired in their twenties and twenties, so they fall asleep here. I'm going from here, I'm so sad, (they) do it day and night. Our conditions are still limited, the conditions are very difficult, they are indeed very tenacious.
[In the same period] (Shao Yuntai, a soldier of Xinyang Detachment of the Armed Police Henan Corps) was touched, and there was more energy in my heart, which boosted our morale.
[Explanation] Earlier, the local area suffered heavy rainfall for several days. On July 19, the water level in Gushi County of Shihe River soared. Several piping occurred, nearly 800 acres of farmland were flooded, many houses were destroyed by floods, and nearly 4,000 people in nearby farms and communities were affected.
[Explanation] According to the guidance of water conservancy experts, 120 officers and soldiers of the Xinyang Detachment of Henan Armed Police Corps, who have been fighting day and night, blocked multiple piping and built a 200-meter-long cofferdam in the dangerous section of the embankment to prevent danger.
[Explanation] On July 20, the water level of Shihe River was lowered as Wangjiaba, the main stream of Huaihe River, opened the gate for flood discharge. However, with the continuous erosion of rainfall and the continuous soaking of river water, the pressure-bearing capacity of the dam has been greatly reduced. Once the water level soars again, the situation will be even more dangerous.
[Explanation] According to the weather forecast, in the next few days, there will be heavy rainfall in the Shihe River Basin, and the flood control situation is very severe. The officers and soldiers raced against time, carefully investigated hidden dangers, and stepped up the reinforcement of the dam.
[Concurrent] (Zhang Yonghua, Head of Xinyang Detachment, Henan Armed Police Corps) We stayed here for two consecutive days and nights, and received great care and support from the local government and our people. We resolutely fulfill the tasks assigned to us by our superiors and safeguard the safety of people’s lives and property. We must fulfill our mission and fulfill our mission resolutely.
Li Chaoqing, Zhai Xiaowei, He Zhihao, Liang Taicheng reports from Henan
Editor in charge: [Li Ji]