China News Service, Suizhou, Hubei, August 13 (Reporter Ma Furong) According to a report from the Suixian People's Government of Suizhou City, Hubei Province on the 13th, extreme heavy rainfall occurred in Liulin Town, Suixian County from August 11th to 12th.
According to preliminary investigations, this round of heavy rainfall caused more than 8,000 people in Liulin Town to be affected, 21 people died and 4 people lost contact.
According to the report, the heavy rainfall also caused more than 2,700 houses and shops to be flooded and damaged, of which 221 collapsed; 11.3 kilometers of roads, 63 bridges, and 725 power communication poles were destroyed, and the town’s power and communications were interrupted. In the further verification of statistics, rescue and rescue work is proceeding in an orderly manner.
According to reports, from 21 o'clock on the 11th to 9 o'clock on the 12th, the total rainfall in Liulin Town was 503 mm, and the rainfall reached 373.7 mm from 4 o'clock to 7 o'clock on the 12th. The rainfall exceeded 100 mm for two consecutive hours at 5 o'clock and 6 o'clock. Both are historical extreme values since the meteorological record.
The township of Liulin Town is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with an average water depth of 3.5 meters and a deepest point of 5 meters.
At about 2:40 in the morning on August 12, the rainfall in Liulin Town began to increase. More than 30 local organization officials used loudspeakers and knocked on the door to remind and organize the transfer of the people. At about 3:20 in the morning, a police car was dispatched again. The street whistled and shouted, organizing the town and village (community) cadres to urgently transfer the people.
After the disaster occurred, a disaster relief headquarters was set up on the spot to organize professional rescue forces such as firefighting, public security, armed police, reserve personnel and more than 1,200 local officials and people. Rescue was carried out in four key areas, and a total of 78 people were rescued; resettlement points were set up in time, and more than 450 people affected by the disaster were properly settled; professional and technical personnel were organized to conduct safety assessment, inspection and risk elimination of flooded houses to prevent secondary disasters; Implement health prevention and control requirements and do a good job in environmental elimination.
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