China News Service, Chengdu, August 20 (Reporter Anyuan) A reporter learned from the Sichuan Wolong Special Zone (Administrative Administration) on the 20th that the Sichuan Wolong Special Zone was hit by heavy rains and mudslides on the 17th and all communications and traffic with the outside world were interrupted. The landslides in the country were severe. At present, the personnel and the giant pandas are well, the local government is actively organizing rescue operations, and the rescue team has entered Wolong Town.
Washed up the road. Photo courtesy of Sichuan Wolong Special Zone (Administrative Administration)
It is understood that 48 hours after the disconnection of the road and the network, a 15-member rescue advance team composed of staff from the Special Zone (Administration Administration), public security, and firefighters brought the latest news on an assault boat and over the mountain on foot. The roads along the way covered nearly 20 kilometers. The district personnel and the giant pandas are all well, the local government is actively organizing rescue operations, and the rescue team has entered Wolong Town. The disaster in Wolong Town was more serious. Communication, electric circuits, water supply, and roads were all interrupted. According to preliminary statistics, 80,000 cubic meters of debris flow deposits, more than 630 houses of 126 houses were flooded, more than 20 houses collapsed, and more than 1,700 livestock were washed away. 1756 people have been transferred and resettled, and more than 900 people have been stranded in transit. The emergency supplies of grain and vegetables are expected to meet the demand for one week. A total of 50 militiamen and villagers have been dispatched to assist the local villagers in resettling the stranded personnel and transporting more than 2500 catties of grain and vegetables.
Washed up the road. Photo courtesy of Sichuan Wolong Special Zone (Administrative Administration)
At present, the road from Gengda Town to Chengdu in the two towns under the jurisdiction of the Special Economic Zone has been opened up, and all 126 stranded transit personnel have been evacuated. There are 134 disaster-stricken farmers in Gengda, with a total volume of more than 8,000 cubic meters of silt removed, and temporary water supply in the market town area has been restored.
As of press time, Wolong Town is still in the process of disconnection and power failure. As Wolong Town is heading towards Xiaojin, it is extremely difficult to rush through, and it is temporarily impossible to predict the time for rush through. (Finish)