The dam in the northern section of the Fenhe River ruptured, and the disaster-stricken people in Xinjiang, Shanxi, were properly resettled

On October 8, disaster-stricken people at the resettlement site of the Xinjiang County Gymnasium in Shanxi Province.

Affected by the recent continuous rainfall and the upstream water, the Xinjiang section of Yuncheng City in Shanxi Province on the lower reaches of the Fen River suffered the largest flood peak in nearly 40 years, which caused the dam of the northern section of the Fenhe River near Qiaodong Village in Xinjiang County to burst. After the danger occurred, the local area quickly Organize forces to carry out emergency rescues and resettle the victims.

As of 18:00 on the 8th, 17,631 people had been transferred and evacuated, and more than 1,800 people had been properly settled in 10 temporary centralized resettlement sites throughout the county.

In addition to preparing daily necessities such as beds, quilts, drinking water, instant noodles, etc. for the affected people, there is also a dedicated service of three meals a day.

Photo courtesy of Jiang Hua by China News Service: CNSPHOTO

Release time: 2021-10-09 11:12:49 【Editor: Yang Yanyu】