China News Service, Sanming, Fujian, June 16 (Wu Hao) In the past few days, due to the continuous heavy rainfall, many towns and towns in Qingliu County, Sanming City, Fujian Province collapsed, and roads were severely damaged.
With an altitude of 780 meters, Buyun Village, Lingdi Town, is the highest affected village in the area. Water and electricity have been cut off for three days in the village. There are still a large number of left-behind elderly people and children trapped, and the situation is very critical.
Forest fire began to transfer villagers.
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In the early morning of the 15th, the Sanming Forest Fire Detachment received the urgent task of "immediately transfer all the trapped villagers in Buyun Village". Drive to the rescue.
"The subgrade of the road here is hollowed out, and all the personnel pass quickly along the inside of the road! Safety officers pay attention to observe the conditions of the mountains along the road!" said Wang Shaohui, deputy leader of the detachment.
Due to continuous heavy rainfall and serious damage to the road, it took forest firefighters four hours to use equipment such as chainsaws and ropes to arrive at Buyun Village at exactly 10:00 a.m.
Forest firefighters help the elderly to pass the dangerous section.
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"Fortunately, you are here, otherwise I really don't know what to do!" Grandma Li finally let go of her dangling heart. She is one of the left-behind elderly people in the village.
Different from other elderly people, Grandma Li suffered a fractured thigh in her early years. She did not receive effective treatment. She was disabled and unable to walk normally, and her children were not around for many years.
The disaster made her feel very panicked, and the arrival of rescuers brought her hope.
"Instructor, instructor, there is an old man here who has a lot of luggage and needs to send more staff." There is no signal in the mountains, and the voices on the walkie-talkie are endless. Rescue workers are scattered all over the village, helping the villagers to pack and carry their luggage. old man.
Forest firefighters use stretchers to transfer elderly people with reduced mobility.
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After two hours of gathering personnel and materials, at 12:26, the team embarked on the return journey, and the transfer officially began.
"The mountain at the front corner has collapsed seriously, and the old man will definitely not be able to get through it!" Faced with the accumulation of yellow mud and the great height difference, it is extremely difficult to safely transfer the elderly with limited mobility.
After careful analysis and judgment, Wang Shaohui immediately decided to use the surrounding moso bamboo to make a simple bamboo bridge, and the team members escorted the villagers through one by one.
Forest firefighters use stretchers to escort the elderly with reduced mobility.
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"Stop! Don't move, my foot is sunk in, come and support the stretcher!" The stretcher was heavy, and the yellow mud was slippery.
At this time, his right knee was on the stretcher, and his hands and feet were fully supported, for fear that the stretcher would fall.
After four hours of difficult transfer, at 17:00, the team finally safely transferred 45 trapped villagers to the resettlement site in Lingdi Town.
The rescued villagers thanked the forest firefighters.
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"You guys have worked so hard, the road is so difficult, and you have sent me down all the way..." Grandpa Huang dragged the rescuers' clothes and expressed his gratitude.
Fire rescuer Zhu Yuanchang replied: "It's not hard work, we are all your grandchildren, we won't work hard, we are also your children."
The rescue operation took a total of 11 hours, with a 20-kilometer walk back and forth, 45 villagers were safely transferred, more than 30 landslide danger points were disposed of, and more than 30 fallen trees were cleared.
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