China News Service, Mianyang, July 25 (Yang Yong, Lv Jie) From the evening of July 24 to the morning of July 25, Beichuan County, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province was hit by heavy rains, causing the Qingpian River and Baicao River to surge, along the Qingpian River. The three townships of Qingpian, Baishi and Manger were the most affected by this heavy rainfall. Under the organization and arrangement of the local party committee and government and relevant departments, the affected people in the towns along the river were urgently transferred and properly resettled.
The road is being cleared. Photo courtesy of the Publicity Department of Beichuan County Party Committee
At 3 o'clock in the morning on July 25, after receiving reports from village cadres and monitoring personnel that the water level rose rapidly, the flood prevention and mitigation headquarters of Baishi Township immediately launched an emergency plan for flood prevention and disaster mitigation, adhered to the principle of "active avoidance", and organized the transfer of party members and cadres Resettle the masses. At the same time, more than 80 people, including rural cadres and geological disaster monitors in Qingpian Township, participated in flood control and disaster relief, and transferred the affected people.
From the evening of the 24th to the morning of the 25th, 15 households with 27 people in Baishi Township, 9 households with 16 people in Micao Township, 35 households with 140 people and more than 100 tourists in Qingpian Township all moved safely.
The blocked river is being cleared. Photo courtesy of the Publicity Department of Beichuan County Party Committee
The heavy rain caused power outages in 3,030 households along the Qingpian River. The State Grid Beichuan Power Supply Company urgently initiated a Class D emergency response. As of 12:00 noon on July 25, 1,765 households had been restored to electricity.
The heavy rain also caused the interruption of roads and communications in Shangwu Village and Chawan Village of Qingpian Township, making two suspension bridges in Baishi Township impassable. With the full efforts of the transportation and communications departments, some roads have been rushed through and the telecommunications signal has been restored.
The road is being cleared. Photo courtesy of the Publicity Department of Beichuan County Party Committee
In towns such as Piankou, Xiaoba, Kaiping and Yuli at the confluence of the two rivers in the Baicao River Basin, the majority of party members and cadres and staff of relevant departments are strictly preventing disasters by dredging rivers and ditches and striving to ensure the safety of the people.
The head of Beichuan County Qu Yongan and his entourage came to Baishi Township to inspect the disaster situation and direct rescue and relief work. He pointed out that we must adhere to the principle of life first and organize the evacuation of threatened people at the first time to ensure their lives. The current rain is still continuing, and the flood prevention and rescue work must continue to be carried out. Satellite phones and radio stations must be kept unblocked; geological disaster monitors must do a good job of monitoring and early warning under the premise of ensuring life safety. Residents in low-lying sections of the river should be reminded and transferred in time. Once there is a threat, the masses should be immediately transferred. Strengthen the inspection of the river and find that there are accumulated debris such as culverts, bridge piers, backwater bays, etc., to organize personnel to salvage mechanically in time to ensure the smooth flow of the river.
At present, the disaster situation in Beichuan County is still under further statistics. (Finish)