China News Agency, Huanggang, July 7 (Ma Furong Zhou Yong) The large-scale dam of Baiyanghe Medium-sized Reservoir in Xishui County, Huanggang City, Hubei Province suffered a sudden large-scale flooding and the danger of the left abutment falling off the slope. The reporter learned from the office of the Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters of Huanggang City that as of 7:00 on July 7, the 28,858 people included in the transfer have all been safely transferred; the area where the dam is off the slope has basically stabilized and no further expansion has occurred.
Affected by the recent continuous heavy rainfall, the water level of Baiyanghe Reservoir in Xishui County rises sharply, and the dam soil tends to be saturated. At about 12 o'clock on July 6, the dam suddenly suffered large-scale flooding and the left abutment fell off. The risk area was about 1,000 square meters, which seriously threatened the safety of the dam.
After the danger occurred, the Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources, the Water Resources Department of Hubei Province, and the Emergency Management Department of Hubei Province dispatched an expert team to guide the rescue on the spot. The Huanggang Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government immediately established the Baiyanghe Reservoir Rescue Command to organize the treasury involvement 3 townships, 22 villages, and 28,858 people transferred; ramming piles to stabilize the foundation of the dam slope area, digging trenches to guide the water; covering the dam with colored strips to prevent heavy rain erosion later; excavation of the second spillway To speed up the flood discharge; organize special classes to inspect the entire dam uninterruptedly.
According to reports, as of 5 July 7th, 28,858 people included in the transfer area have all been safely transferred, including 1579 centralized resettlement and 27279 decentralized resettlement; the second spillway has been dug successfully, and the discharge flow is 15 cubic meters per second At present, the excavation is still in progress; there is no further expansion in the area where the dam is off the slope; the inspection of the dam is still going on, and the small amount of scattered leaching found is handled safely. As of 6:00 on July 7, the water level of the reservoir was 85.00 meters, a decrease of 0.6 meters from 19:00 on July 5.
Since entering Mei on June 8, Hubei has suffered six consecutive rounds of heavy rainfall. The seventh round of rain, which began on the evening of July 3, has lasted 4 days. According to the latest news from the Emergency Management Department of Hubei Province, as of July 6 at 17:30, heavy rainfall since July 4 has caused 94 counties (cities and districts) in 37 counties (cities and districts) in 12 cities (states and municipalities) including Wuhan Ten thousand people were affected, two people died due to the disaster, and 4,753 people were resettled in an emergency. (Finish)