Directly hit the Anhui Shidaxu dyke to rescue: the excavator entered the water to block the breach and was washed away-Chinanews.com

　　On July 22, the Lianhe section of Shidaxu, Lujiang County, Anhui Province collapsed and overflowed. When a breach of more than 3 meters occurred, the rescuers pushed in three excavators to try to block the breach, all of which were washed away by the rapids. After the gap continued to expand, two excavators stopped on the edge of the breach were also involved in the flood. There were no operators on the 5 excavators that were washed away. (Source: Lujiang County Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters reporter Wu Lan edited Zeng Chen)

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