The army officers and militia fought hard to fight against floods and rush
to protect the lives and property of the people
The newspaper Nanchang reported on July 13 that the floods and waterlogging disasters have occurred in many places in Jiangxi, and the flood prevention situation is very serious. The disaster is the order. The officers and men of the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force insist on the supremacy of the people and the supremacy of life. According to data released by the National Defense Federation, there are currently more than 24,000 officers and men fighting in the front line of flood control in Jiangxi.
Since the 11th, a certain part of the Rocket Army has dispatched hundreds of officers and soldiers, and rushed to the Ganghe Village section of Xihe East Lianxu in Poyang County, Longwei Village section of Xihe East Lianxu, and Xiangyangxu in Guxiandu Town for several consecutive days. Fighting hard, we successfully ruled out dozens of dams such as pipes and springs. In the Longwei Village section of Xihe East Lianwei, Poyang County, more than 10 bubble springs endangered the dam safety. A battalion commander Zhang Gang led more than 100 officers and soldiers to the emergency disposal. Due to the inability to use construction machinery on site, the officers and soldiers dug their shoulders completely to build a cofferdam, successfully eliminating the danger.
At 0:00 on the 12th, the water level of Poyang Lake broke through the historical extreme. After receiving the order, 1500 officers and soldiers of a brigade of the 72nd Army quickly rushed into aid and divided into 6 echelons to reinforce multiple dangerous polders in Poyang County. After nearly 22 hours of hard work, officers and soldiers reinforced the dam for more than 1,500 meters, filled 23,100 bags of sand and stone, and disposed of many springs and pipes, effectively controlling the danger.
As the water level of the Changjiang River continued to rise, a waterlogging station in Jiangjialing Village, Poyang County had a sudden perforation danger. 120 militiamen from Xinzhou District, Shangrao City, supported by cross-regional support, used barbed wire, sand and stone bags to block, and continued to fight for more than 9 hours to successfully eliminate the danger. Due to the continuous rise of the water level, the reinforced dam was soaked in the water for a long time, and there were many loose leaks in the dam of the Jialing section of the Changjiang polder in Poyang County. At 7:00 on the 13th, 400 officers and men of the Mobile Detachment of the Jiangxi Corps of the Armed Police established a second and third line of defense in Zhujiaqiao Village and Poyang Passenger Terminal.
On the evening of the 12th, after more than 2,300 officers and soldiers from a brigade of the 71st Army Group arrived in Jiujiang, they immediately invested in the front line of the task and went to 10 counties (districts) to carry out flood relief. After reaching the embankment of the Boyang River in the Gongqing City, the brigade formed a battalion of soldiers and soldiers for 20 hours in a row. They transported 210 cubic meters of sandstone and nearly 9,000 bags of sandbags, eliminating 17 dangerous situations.
On the evening of the 12th, a dike broke out in a dike in Sanjiao Township, Yongxiu County. After the danger occurred, 50 officers and men of the Jiangxi Corps of the Armed Police went to Hongqi Village in Sanjiao Township with equipment to transfer the masses. Wu Heping, political commissar of the Ministry of People’s and Military Affairs of Yongxiu County, led 29 commandos and rushed to the scene with his equipment. He went to the door with the local cadres, armed police officers and soldiers to investigate and evacuate the masses.
Where there is danger, there is a camouflage green figure. At 12 o'clock on the 12th, the Ministry of People's and Military Affairs of Wuyuan County of Jiangxi Province dispatched 150 militiamen in an emergency and quickly crossed the district to assist Yugan County. After arriving on the spot, Hu Zewang, minister of the People's Military Department, quickly organized the militia to load sandbags and close the gap. At 8:20 on the 13th, 100 officers and soldiers from the training base of the Jiangxi Corps of the Armed Police went to the Kangshan embankment and flood discharge in Yugan County, where they were tasked with strengthening the dam and filling more than 5,000 sandbags. On the 13th, the Nanquan detachment of the Rocket Army, a certain air force, and the Jiangxi Corps of the Armed Police Jiangxi Corps quickly organized officers and soldiers to dispose of it, ensuring the safety of the people’s lives and property.
The reporter learned from the combat duty room of the Jiangxi Military Region that as of 16:00 on the 13th, the Jiangxi Military Region has dispatched 23,244 militiamen, a total of 27 search and rescue personnel, transferred 15,965 trapped people, transferred 63.5 tons of materials, reinforced dam 16950 meters, sealed There were 299 blocked pipes and bubble springs.
(Combined reporters Zang Chenyu, Chen Li, special correspondents Guo Dongming, Cao Xianxun, Lin Wengui, correspondents Yang Mengde, Mei Yongqian, Lin Xiaoqiang, Zhang Fuhua, Li Bingfeng, etc.)