China News Service, Chengdu, August 16 (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) In the early morning of August 16, there was a sudden heavy rain in Deyang, Chengdu and other places. Among them, Mianzhu City in Deyang was seriously affected. Many villages were flooded and a large number of people were flooded. Sleepy, the situation is very urgent.
At 3:29 in the morning on the 16th, the Deyang Mianzhu City Meteorological Observatory upgraded the orange rainstorm warning signal to a rainstorm red warning signal. The city's 3-hour rainfall will reach more than 100 mm. At 10:30 on the 16th, the Deyang Hydrological Department issued an orange flood warning, saying that there was a flood at 10:20 at the Kaijiang Luojiang Hydrological Station in Luojiang County, the water level was 386.55 meters, and the corresponding flow was 2000 cubic meters per second, which exceeded the guaranteed water level by 0.45 meters. The guaranteed flow rate is 580 cubic meters per second.
Chengdu fire rescue workers are doing their best to drain the flooded community. Provided by Chengdu Fire
"My house is surrounded by floods, my wife and children can't get out, can you save us?" At 4:43 am on the 16th, Deyang City 119 Command Center received a report from a villager in Sanhe Village, Wufu Township, Fuxing Town, Mianzhu City Call for help. At this time, Tianhe Village, Northeast Town, Mianzhu City was also flooded, and many people were trapped and urgently needed to be transferred.
After receiving the call for help, the Deyang Fire Rescue Team quickly mobilized rescuers to the scene. On the way, rescuers found serious water accumulation on the road leading to the village. Due to the large flood water potential, the water level in Tianhe Village has already spread over the waist, and most of the villagers temporarily hid in high places at home to avoid the flood.
The ancestral homes of two elderly couples in Datang Village, Yang'an Street, Qionglai City, Chengdu were besieged by floods. Fire rescuers moved the elderly with their backs. Provided by Chengdu Fire
Due to the uneven terrain surrounding the trapped grandparents’ homes, and the deepest part of the water on the road, the waist was no longer at the waist. Fire rescuers asked several village officials who were familiar with the road conditions in front of the trapped homes. Afterwards, fire rescue personnel and village cadres approached the homes of the four trapped grandparents step by step through the stagnant water at their waists. With the concerted efforts of firefighters and rescuers, the trapped two 60-year-olds, a middle-aged woman and children were successfully transferred safely. At this time, in Tianhe Village, Northeast Town, Mianzhu City, fire rescue personnel searched and rescued from house to house. After nearly 4 hours of intense rescue, 96 trapped villagers were successfully transferred.
4 people in group 25 of Xinshuinian Village, Qingjiang Town, Jintang County, Chengdu were trapped and the people were evacuated from the fire rescue. Provided by Chengdu Fire
At the emergency rescue site of the Chengxin Nursing Home on the Second Ring Road of Mianzhu City, floods have flooded the entrance and exit roads and dams of the nursing home, and the depth of the accumulated water has reached the level of the adult thigh. The situation is urgent. After receiving the alarm, the firefighters from the Huilan Avenue Fire Station in the jurisdiction quickly rushed to the scene for rescue. Due to the low-lying terrain of the nursing home, the flood has flooded the first floor of the nursing home and the water level is still rising. The person in charge of the nursing home said that the 28 elderly people in the hospital mainly had mobility problems, chronic diseases and physical disabilities.
Deyang fire rescue personnel are rescuing 28 elderly people trapped in the Chengxin Nursing Home in Mianzhu City. Provided by Deyang Fire
After understanding the situation, the fire rescue personnel who arrived at the scene quickly waded into the nursing home, and transferred the trapped elderly by carrying and hugging. After 1.5 hours of intense rescue, all 28 elderly people were evacuated and moved to safety.
It is reported that the heavy rains in Chengdu, Deyang, Meishan and other places have caused flooding in many villages and cities. Fire and rescue forces are working hard to rescue and transfer the trapped people, and rescue work is still in progress. (Finish)