The soldiers fought hard to fight the floods and put up a "safety umbrella" for the safety of people's lives
Hubei Honghu region ushered in a new round of heavy rainfall
More than 500 officers and soldiers from a brigade of airborne soldiers fixed their levees
From the training ground to the front line of fighting against floods, charge wherever there is danger, and appear where there is need. On July 11, the country's main rain belt moved northward, and a new round of heavy rainfall ushered in the Honghu area of Hubei. The situation of flood prevention and disaster relief was severe. More than 500 officers and soldiers of a brigade of the airborne soldiers were ordered to go to the Shatao Lake dangerous section of Xintan Town and Honghu Weidi Sanba Lake section in two directions.
Fighting against the flood, a race against time. The brigade strengthened communication with the local flood control department, shared and shared information resources, and real-time supervised and mastered early warning information on rain and flood conditions in the mission area, so that the troops could adjust the response plan in a timely manner. At the site of the dangerous section from the sluice in Yangkou of Shatao Lake to the tower of Data Pumping Station and Jinsigou, the water level of Shatao Lake rose rapidly due to the previous continuous heavy rainfall and the need for upstream flood discharge. , There are also overflows in many places. The brigade cooperated with local rescue forces to patrol and prepare for dangers, and inspected the dams for about 8 kilometers to ensure that the dangers could be discovered in the first place. At the scene of rushing to build a dike, because the operation site was narrow, large machinery could not be approached, and the sandbags could only be transported by officers and soldiers. Rescue officers and soldiers sweated like rain, shouted neat horns, waved shovel, quickly shipped sand and soil, and built dykes and dams.
On the same day, the brigade officers and soldiers reinforced the dam for more than 700 meters and used more than 24,000 woven bags in the dangerous section of Shatao Lake. The amount of earthwork was about 960 cubic meters. In the Sanba Lake section of the Honghu surrounding embankment, the dam was strengthened for about 2 kilometers and weaving was used. There are more than 31,000 bags and the earthwork volume is about 1230 cubic meters. (Zhang Daihui, Wang Bin)
Jiangxi Flood Control Emergency Response Upgraded to Grade I
Armed police forces and militias in Jiangxi devoted all their efforts to rescue
Affected by continuous heavy rainfall, the water levels of Ganjiang River, Xinjiang River, and Poyang Lake rose rapidly, and Jiangxi raised flood control emergency response to level Ⅰ. The Armed Police Jiangxi Corps and the Jiangxi Military Region have successively dispatched a number of armed police officers and militia members to fight against floods.
The water levels of rivers and lakes in Poyang County have skyrocketed, and dams such as Chongfuxu and Wenguidaoxu have been in danger of flooding, and some houses and farmland in the surrounding villages have been flooded. At 10:20 on July 9th, the Shangrao Army Subdivision successively deployed 100 basic militiamen from 4 districts (counties) of Xinzhou, Guangfeng, Guangxin, and Qianshan to support the rescue and disaster relief of Poyang County. On the evening of July 9, the water level of Zhongzhouxu in Poyang County exceeded the warning line, and some people were besieged by the flood. 105 officers and men of the mobile detachment of the Armed Police Jiangxi Corps rushed to the scene with 3 assault boats for rescue. The water level of the Ganjiang River continued to rise. From July 10th to 11th, the Nanchang Police District sent 800 militia members to the Meitang section of Beizhou Village, Tacheng Township, Nanchang County, and the reinforcement of the dams of the Lujiang Community Section of the Ganjiang Polder, West Changlin Road, Donghu District. .
Affected by floods along the Yangtze River, the water level of Poyang Lake rose sharply on the morning of July 11. The 1,400 officers and men of the Jiangxi Corps of the Armed Police quickly attacked and transferred to the front line of fighting the disaster-stricken people, searching and rescuing the missing people, strengthening the flood discharge dam, and filling the pipe. At present, they have reinforced 2160 meters of dams and disposed 13 pipelines. (Zhang Fuhua, Special Correspondent Cao Xianxun)
Fill the gap all day and night
"Blocked, blocked..." On the morning of July 11, after a day and night battle, more than 1,000 officers and soldiers from a brigade of airborne troops finally successfully filled the gap.
After continuous heavy rainfall, a 200-meter-long rupture appeared in the embankment of Caiyan Village, Kaotian River, Huangmei County, Hubei Province. On the morning of July 10, a brigade of the airborne soldiers moved quickly and quickly rushed to the break.
Under the guidance of water conservancy experts, the rescue officers and soldiers surveyed the dangerous situation in detail, determined the plan, and quickly launched the rescue. "I'm a party member, I'll go first..." Near the levee, the party member commando quickly established. Afterwards, the officers and men carried sandbags on the muddy embankment.
"If you can't block the rupture before the heavy rainfall comes again, the flood will endanger the lives and property of the surrounding people." The fight against Hong Mo is a race against time. In order to motivate the tired officers and men to do their best, they launched a small flood fighting and rescue competition, in groups of ten, to compete on the embankment.
"War song like thunder, motor roar, hero's paratrooper..." The sky was getting brighter, the commander took the lead in singing, the anti-flood officers and soldiers continued to sing a "airborne soldier war song", and the military song was like a drum that urged people to forge ahead, dispelling the sleepiness of the officers and soldiers , They once again launched a shock to the breach.
Fighting day and night. On the morning of the 11th, a 200-meter-long and 5-meter-high flood dike lay in front of Hong Mo, and the breach was firmly blocked. (Jiang Long He Zhiqin Qi Yongqiang)