Zhejiang Yongkang fully fought the typhoon, and a cadre died when he moved the masses
Xinhua News Agency, Hangzhou, August 5 (Reporter Wang Junlu) Affected by the fourth typhoon "Hagupit" this year, heavy rains fell on the 4th in the central and eastern part of Yongkang City, Zhejiang Province, resulting in many dangerous situations such as mountain torrents in small river basins and urban waterlogging. . The local cadres and the masses are fully committed to fighting against Taiwan and relocating the masses. One of the 39-year-old "film leader" Xu Guochao, unfortunately, died while transferring the masses.
On the 4th, the single-day surface rainfall in Yongkang was 164.2 mm, and the largest was 389.6 mm at Tangxi Station in Xixi Town. It was the largest precipitation since the local meteorological record and the most serious comprehensive impact of a typhoon since records. "Floods are all over the mountains and plains. I have never seen such a heavy rain." The old people in Xixi Town said.
Heavy rainfall has caused many dangerous situations in the city, such as flash floods in small watersheds and urban waterlogging. At 12:50 on the 4th, the emergency response to typhoon prevention in Yongkang City was upgraded to level 1. The city quickly launched emergency plans for typhoon prevention, keeping an eye on typhoon trends. All town and village cadres went deep into the front line to comprehensively investigate key areas such as Shantang Reservoir, geological disaster sites, dilapidated houses inspections, construction sites, etc., timely transfer the affected people, and actively clear waterways to ensure Material transfer.
According to preliminary statistics, as of 21.00 on the 4th, Typhoon Hagupit has caused 4,155 power outages in Yongkang City, involving 28,207 low-voltage users, 106 collapses, 1,517 houses collapsed, 29,890 mu of farmland damaged, and river embankments damaged. 55.9 km.
In the face of the disaster, the majority of party members and cadres charged ahead. Xixi Town is the place with the most rainfall in Yongkang. After Xu Guochao, the secretary of the People’s Congress of the town and the director of the Baiyan slice, moved the affected people in Zhaikou New Village, Xixi Town, the house suddenly collapsed when he checked whether there were unmoved people. He was only 39 years old.
At present, Yongkang has organized all forces to carry out rescue operations. More than 1,000 people from 10 professional rescue teams, including the fire rescue brigade and armed police officers and soldiers, are involved in the intense rescue. Rescue teams from Dongyang, Wuyi and other brother counties and cities rushed to help Yongkang. As of the early morning of the 5th, 24,644 people had been transferred to Yongkang and more than 1,800 dangerous situations were dealt with.