Directly hit the flood peaks of the two rivers and pass through the central city of Chongqing: the light rail water assault boat enters Ciqikou
China News Service, Chongqing, August 19, title: Directly hitting the flood peaks of the two rivers and passing through the central city of Chongqing: light rail water assault boats drive into Ciqikou
China News Service reporter Liu Xianglin
"Last night the water did not reach the first floor. Today, the second floor will be flooded. If we don't move, it will be too late." Wang Jianhua, who lives in Daxigou, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, by the Jialing River ran and threw two packs of clothing onto the moving company's car. , Too late to accept an interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com, and hurriedly returned home to continue moving other furniture.
It was only 5 days before the "Yangtze River No. 4 Flood of 2020" crossed the border, and the central city of Chongqing ushered in the "Yangtze River No. 5 Flood of 2020" on the 18th. According to the report by the Hydrology and Water Resources Survey Bureau of the Upper Yangtze River, this round of floods will cause the water levels in the Chongqing section of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River to be greatly overprotected, and Chongqing is facing the highest level of flooding since 1981. Chongqing also initiated the first flood control level I emergency response since the record, and entered the emergency flood control period.
Although the Jialing River flood peak has not reached the central city of Chongqing, but on the 18th, the Jialing River Chongqing Ciqikou Hydrological Station exceeded the guaranteed water level. At the request of the local government, Wang Jianhua moved out of the community on the evening of the 18th and moved into a hotel with a higher terrain. On the morning of the 19th, he received another call from the community to prepare him for flooding in his home. He and his wife immediately contacted the moving company to come. Wang Jianhua said that he has lived along the Yangtze River and Jialing River for 51 years, and it is the first time he has encountered a flood like this one in his memory.
The picture shows fire rescuers driving rescue boats on Nanbin Road by the Yangtze River. Photo courtesy of Chongqing South Bank Fire
According to the survey by the Bureau of Hydrology and Water Resources Survey on the Upper Yangtze River, the highest water level will appear at Ciqikou Station in Shapingba District, Chongqing, on the Jialing River in the early morning of the 20th, which will exceed the guaranteed water level by 8 to 9 meters. However, some sections of the Jialing River Binjiang Road near Wang Jianhua’s residential area have been flooded. The road is under traffic control and cars cannot enter. Above the road is Chongqing Rail Transit Line 2. Although the flood has submerged part of the rail piers, Line 2 is still operating normally. The staff of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 2 Daxigou Station told reporters that the current floods have not affected the safe operation of trains. Zhang Hong, a foreign tourist who took Line 2 to watch the "rail transit through buildings", told the reporter of Chinanews.com that being able to take the rail transit running in the flood is more memorable than watching "rail transit through buildings".
Ciqikou Ancient Town, a well-known scenic spot in Chongqing, which is also on the banks of the Jialing River, has suspended reception of tourists from the evening of the 18th. The reporter saw in Ciqikou that several entrances in the ancient town had been cordoned off. The shops on the first floor had been flooded. An assault boat came out of it and stopped aside. The staff said that vehicles can no longer enter the ancient town, and the assault boat is to prevent danger in the ancient town and conduct emergency rescue. The fire rescue assault boats outside the ancient town have rescued several batches of trapped residents.
In Hongyadong, another well-known scenic spot in Chongqing, the underground garage and the first floor have been submerged by floods. However, there are still a lot of tourists on the spot, and they look calmly and take pictures. Tourist Miss Chen said that "watching the sea" in the mountain city is also a special experience. The staff on duty at the scenic spot told the China News Network reporter that due to the flood, some areas of the scenic spot were controlled and elevators were temporarily suspended. Although some areas of the scenic spot have been powered off, the Hongyadong night view lighting, which is popular among tourists, remains unaffected. It is expected that the scenic spot will be closed early today.
The picture shows the flooded roads around the ancient town of Ciqikou in Chongqing by the Jialing River, and rescue boats patrolling the water. Photo by Zhou Yi
According to the survey by the Bureau of Hydrology and Water Resources Survey on the Upper Yangtze River, the highest water level at the Caiyuanba Hydrological Station in Chongqing Yuzhong District of the Yangtze River will appear in the early morning of the 20th, and the guaranteed water level will be 7.5 to 8.5 meters. A reporter from Chinanews.com saw in Caiyuanba, Chongqing that only the roofs of the several wholesale markets along the Yangtze River were above the water. The river was surging with a large number of floating objects. After flooding the wholesale market along the river, it flooded the wholesale market. On the Changbin Road, many buildings including a gas station were soaked in water.
Several sections of Chongqing Nanbin Road on the other side of the Yangtze River have been flooded. A barge docked by the river ascended the surface of the river, rising tens of meters. The iconic twin towers on Nanbin Road have also flooded. The Sheraton Hotel, where the building is located, has temporarily suspended pick-ups. Although the hotel took precautions in advance, the flood still rushed into the lobby. A beauty hospital on Nanbin Road was also affected, and a total of 10 doctors and patients were trapped. As rescue vehicles could not drive into the hospital, fire rescue personnel had to dispatch two lifeboats to rescue the trapped persons.
Affected by the flood, many riverside roads in the main city of Chongqing are under traffic control. Chongqing’s mother city, Yuzhong Peninsula, surrounded by the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers, has serious traffic congestion. The navigation map is red, but it still cannot prevent optimistic Chongqing people from going to Chongqing Chaotianmen Square at the intersection of Jialing and Yangtze Rivers to watch the flood. The optimistic Chongqing netizens "joked" on the Internet: I really hope there is a boat to watch the sea at Ciqikou, surf at the Grand Theatre, dive at Chaotianmen, and catch fish at Hongya Cave.