China News Service, Suizhou, Hubei, August 14 (Reporter Guo Xiaoying) At 12:00 noon on the 14th, in Liulin Town, Suizhou City, Hubei Province, 17-year-old Xiong Zilin trot all the way to the Liulin Avenue box lunch picking point and received 5 boxes of lunch and A few bottles of mineral water, packed in cardboard boxes, hurry home.
Xiong Zilin lives in Lianhua Street, Liulin Town, where he was besieged by floods in the early morning of the 12th, and the accumulated water was more than 4 meters high at one time.
At present, the flood has subsided, Xiong Zilin's home is still in a state of water and electricity, and the whole family is still busy cleaning the streets and houses.
Residents eat boxed lunches at home.
Photo by Guo Xiaoying
From the 11th to the 12th, extreme heavy rainfall occurred in Liulin Town, with a total of 503 mm of rainfall in 12 hours.
According to a report from the Sui County People's Government on the 13th, more than 8,000 people have been affected in the town, 21 people died and 4 people lost contact.
Water and power cuts throughout the town have caused inconvenience in life and difficulties for residents to eat and drink.
After the disaster, all sectors of society took active actions to ensure that the affected people could eat hot meals and drink clean water.
Volunteers distribute milk to residents.
Photo by Liu Kang
The reporter saw along the Liulin Avenue on the 14th that residents and rescuers were wearing masks and lined up in order to receive lunch at the lunch box collection point.
The box lunch comes with eggs, fried meat, vegetables, and milk.
The box lunch arrived in Liulin Town.
Photo by Guo Xiaoying
According to Wu Peng, director of the Liulin Town Social Affairs Office and director of the Urban Construction Office, there are a total of 7 boxes like this in the market town.
In addition to the centralized resettlement points, there are pick-up points along Liulin Avenue, which provide local residents with three meals a day for free.
A temporary charging point has also been set up nearby. After the communication is restored, residents are charging their mobile phones.
Residents of Liulin Town lined up to receive their lunch.
Photo by Liu Kang
Wu Peng said that these box lunches were donated by more than a dozen caring companies.
In order to facilitate unloading and ensure that everyone can eat hot meals, the donor deliberately uses a small truck to transport the lunch.
Wu Peng also introduced that in order to meet the water demand, the local area started to use two emergency water source guarantee vehicles to provide residents with domestic water from the evening of the 12th. Residents can bring their own buckets to the designated place to fetch water.
"The market town is currently out of power and gas. The water cannot be heated and cannot be directly used. You can only drink mineral water." Wu Peng pointed to the boxes of mineral water stacked next to him. To ensure the safety of drinking water, the headquarters placed mineral water at the box lunch receiving point. , For residents to receive, "At present, both drinking water and domestic water can meet the basic needs of the people affected by the disaster." (End)