China News Service, Suixian, Hubei, August 13 (Dong Xiaobin, Guo Xiaoying, Zhang Jie) The reporter learned from the "8.12" Flood Fighting and Rescue Joint Headquarters in Suixian, Hubei on the 13th, that the county is doing its best to repair infrastructure such as electricity, communications, water supply, and roads. At present, the communication is basically normal, the power supply is expected to be restored within 48 hours, and the water supply strives to be restored within 72 hours.
At 2:30 in the morning on August 12, the rainfall in Liulin Town of Suixian County increased. The town government urgently organized cadres to use loudspeakers to shout and knock on doors to transfer the masses. Rushed to the disaster-stricken area in Liulin Town, mobilized all parties to carry out emergency rescue, and evacuated more than 2,000 people from the disaster in Liulin Town.
Liulin Town is fully engaged in the restoration of water supply, roads and other infrastructure. Photo by Zhou Xingliang
At the same time, the headquarters mobilized more than 380 professional rescue teams from firefighting, armed police, public security, and reserve services, and some towns and villages cadres to form four special teams to provide assistance to the Liulin Township Grain Management Office, health center, vegetable market, and low-lying areas in Xiajie. Emergency search and rescue operations were conducted in four key areas, and 78 people were rescued.
There are more than 8,000 people affected by the disaster in Liulin Town. At present, one centralized resettlement site has been set up, 20 tents have been set up, and 550 beds have been set up.
In order to protect the daily lives of the affected people, the local area urgently transported instant noodles, bread, mineral water, masks and other materials. At present, 3 vehicles totaling 48 tons of drinking water have been mobilized, and foods such as boxed meals, fruits, and milk have been mobilized.
The killing staff carried out a full range of sanitation killings in the disaster-affected area. Photo courtesy of the County Propaganda Department
At present, the local health, urban management and other departments have sent special work teams to simultaneously carry out two township sanitation eliminations during the dredging work. Follow-up will continue to carry out all-round sanitation eliminations in the disaster-affected areas.
At the mass settlement points, more than 10 doctors and commonly used medicines will be equipped to protect the lives and health of the masses, and to do a good job in the prevention and control of the epidemic.
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