China News Service, Chengdu, September 12 (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) From 23:00 on September 11 to 9:00 on the 12th, heavy rainfall occurred in Gulin County, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province. The maximum rainfall was 236.5 mm, east of Erlang Town, Gulin County. 202.8 mm in New Town and 144.2 mm in Taiping Town.
The heavy rain triggered floods, and 1,115 people were moved to avoid danger ahead of schedule. No casualties have been reported for the time being.
A firefighter is observing the damage to the road.
Photo by Luzhou Fire
It is understood that after the meteorological department issued a red rainstorm warning, at 7 o'clock on the 12th, Gulin County urgently initiated a four-level flood control emergency response.
As of 12:00 on the 12th, the rainfall had caused 5,696 people in 4 towns including Erlang Town, Dongxin Town, Taiping Town and Dacun Town in Gulin County to be affected; 9,000 cubic meters of roads collapsed and 9 roads were interrupted; the area of crops affected was 40.8 hectares. The disaster area of crops was 19.6 hectares, and the area of crop failure was 5 hectares; some infrastructure such as electricity and communications were damaged.
The collapse of the mountain caused road traffic to be interrupted.
Photo by Luzhou Fire
After the early warning was issued, the relevant departments of Luzhou City and Gulin County rushed to Erlang Town to direct the rescue and relief work.
At the same time, we will conduct consultations and organize emergency rescue.
Departments of emergency response, transportation, water affairs, self-regulation, agriculture and rural areas, and business science and technology respectively dispatched working groups to Erlang, Taiping, Dongxin and other townships, dispatched more than 640 professional rescue forces, cadres, and militias, dispatched 76 rescue vehicles, After 9 sets of large machinery, 1115 people were transferred for emergency avoidance in advance, more than 200 workers at the Lang Winery site and Wujiagou Lang Winery site in Group 2 of Longtan Village, Erlang Town were successfully transferred in time, and Jiandong, Dongxin Town was rescued. 5 vehicles and 14 people were trapped at the mouth of the village’s Yanjing River.
A pipeline on the side of the highway was damaged and leaked.
Photo by Luo Shiliang
According to the early warning, the Luzhou emergency department continued to track rain, water, and disaster conditions. The emergency, water, meteorological and natural resources departments carried out rolling consultations and judgments, and successively issued 9 rounds of more than 15,000 early warning information, and real-time dispatched Luxian, In Hejiang County, Gulin County, and Xuyong County, 27 villages and towns, 247 persons responsible for disaster prevention at all levels and various types, dispatched 2 rescue teams, and required disaster prevention and mitigation work and emergency preparedness.
In order to prevent production safety accidents caused by natural disasters, the Office of the Emergency Committee of Luzhou City ordered coal mines in all districts and counties to evacuate more than 120 people underground and stop underground operations.
Make emergency preparations for different types, degrees, and scope of disasters and accidents.
At the same time, all departments at all levels are required to strengthen the comprehensive investigation of key targets and important points such as highways, railways, bridges, tunnels, mines, hazardous chemicals, fireworks and firecrackers, tourist attractions, and timely prevent and defuse safety risks caused by heavy rain disasters.
Mountain collapsed and damaged vehicles and pipelines.
Photo by Luo Shiliang
At present, Gulin County has lifted the rainstorm red warning and terminated the four-level flood control emergency response. The affected people are resettled and the water circuit break-through work is in full swing. The specific situation of the disaster and the investigation of hidden dangers in rural houses are also being carried out in an orderly manner.
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