China News Service, Changzhi, August 16th (Li Tingyaochengjing) On August 15, heavy rains occurred in Shangdang District, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, which caused the depth of the road under the bridge of an expressway to be more than 3 meters. Three vehicles were flooded one after another. Five people were trapped, and local fire and rescue forces rushed to the scene to carry out emergency rescue. All five trapped people were rescued by wading and boating.
At 9:50 that day, the Fire Rescue Brigade of the Shangdang District transferred to the police from the 110 command center and said: A taxi was flooded on a highway under the bridge in the district, and 4 people were trapped in the water and urgently needed rescue. After receiving the alarm, the Shangdang District Fire Rescue Brigade immediately dispatched two fire trucks and 8 firefighters to the scene.
When the fire rescue force arrived at the scene, the rain was heavy and all four trapped persons were in the car. Among them was an elderly person who was about 70 years old. The stagnant water had flowed over his waist and showed a continuous upward trend. The trapped persons were extremely panicked. .
Firefighters safely transferred the trapped persons to the rubber dinghy, put on life jackets for them, and transferred them to a safe place. Photo courtesy of Shangdang District Financial Media Center
The situation was critical, and the on-site commander immediately ordered: the firefighters wore life jackets and waded towards the vehicle, first put on the life jackets for the elderly, and rescued the elderly to the fire truck by carrying them on their shoulders.
The other three trapped persons waded through the stagnant water to the fire truck under the escort of firefighters. Subsequently, the fire truck moved all the trapped persons to a safe section.
After the rescue, at 10:20, the Fire Rescue Brigade of the Shangdang District received the police again, saying that there were vehicles trapped in the above-mentioned locations. The eight firefighters who had just finished the last rescue rushed to the scene again to deal with the danger.
A van was flooded with only the roof exposed. Photo courtesy of Shangdang District Financial Media Center
After the fire rescue force arrived at the scene, it was discovered that a van was flooded with only the roof exposed, and the personnel in the van had moved to a safe area by themselves. Another car was flooded and the water had overflowed the roof. A trapped person stood on the top of the car waiting for rescue. Combining the rainfall situation and the situation of flooded vehicles at the time, the on-site commander quickly ordered: firefighters wear life jackets and use rubber boats to start rescue.
After reaching the trapped person, the firefighters safely transferred the trapped person to the rubber dinghy, put on a life jacket for them, and moved them to a safe place.
After the trapped persons escaped the danger, relevant local authorities set up detour warning signs on the stagnant water section. (Finish)