China News Service, Shijiazhuang, August 1st (Wang Tian translated by Qian Lei) On the afternoon of August 1, more than 200 emergency support personnel composed of the Electric Power Department of Handan City of Hebei Province and the South Hebei New District made emergency repairs, and the power was cut off due to strong winds. Two towns and towns in Jinan New District, Handan City, Hebei Province, temporarily resumed power supply.
According to the Cixian Meteorological Observatory, on the afternoon of July 31, the South Hebei New District encountered short-term hail and gale weather. The instantaneous wind force exceeded 12 levels. The gale caused the collapse of nine 220-kilovolt high-voltage towers near the intersection of Hanshu Line and Qinglan Expressway.
Affected by this, nearly 60,000 residents of Lintan Town and Nancheng Township in the South Hebei New District were powered off, and the Handan South Ring Expressway was temporarily cut off.
On the morning of August 1, emergency rescue workers in the South Hebei New Area urgently repaired the damaged high-voltage line tower.
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After the danger occurred, Jinan New District immediately organized personnel to rush to the scene to start a 24-hour watch, and contacted the power department to cut off the power supply of the collapsed high-voltage line as soon as possible, and imposed traffic restrictions on the surrounding roads to prevent the masses from getting electric shocks.
That night, the Jinan New District organized personnel to prepare for emergency repair work overnight, and promptly resumed Handan South Ring Expressway.
However, due to rain and thunder and lightning, the conditions for emergency repairs were not available until 6 o'clock in the morning on August 1st.
After the high-voltage line tower was blown down, the local area urgently pulled up a cordon.
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After intensive repairs on the morning of August 1, as of press time, Lintan Township and Nancheng Township had resumed temporary power supply.
The reporter learned from the Party and Government Office of the South Hebei New District that no casualties were caused by the extreme weather, and the specific property losses are being counted.
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On the morning of August 1, emergency rescue workers in the South Hebei New Area urgently repaired the damaged high-voltage line tower.
Photo by Qian Lei