Chinanews.com, Lanzhou, August 13th (He Jiqiang, Du Lizhen, Tian Lifang) At 6 am on the 13th, road danger occurred in Zhangxian County, Dingxi City, Gansu Province due to continuous heavy rainfall. A landslide occurred near the watershed viewing platform of National Highway 212. The entire highway collapsed, the road was interrupted, and about 5,000 cubic meters of earth fell. 19 vehicles and 31 people were blocked in this section.
After the danger occurred, Zhangxian County Emergency Management Bureau, highway section and other departments immediately launched a special emergency plan for highway geological disasters, deployed machinery, tools, etc., cleared the landslide, and carried out rescue work to keep the road smooth. At the same time, the armed police officers and soldiers were organized to carry out the transfer and resettlement of the trapped personnel. A total of 19 vehicles and 31 personnel were transferred. Rescue personnel set up safety warning signs, and used video surveillance to investigate the safety of passing vehicles, and issued road detour notices, and multiple emergency repairs were carried out on highway sections.
Recently, Zhangxian and Minxian counties in Dingxi City have seen heavy rains. After the disaster, local officials organized emergency management, transportation, public security, water affairs, meteorology, highways and other departments to inspect and understand the rain and disaster conditions, roads and bridges. In case of damage, people’s safety transfer, emergency response, etc., on-site guidance for emergency response work, consultation and analysis of rain and disaster conditions, and formulating emergency response measures to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property. (Finish)