Make every effort to win the tough battle of flood prevention and rescue - North China, Huanghuai and other areas fighting against flood situation directly hit Beijing | Rainfall | North China
Affected by Typhoon "Dussuri" moving northward, extreme rainfall occurred in North China, Huanghuai and other areas from July 29th to August 1st. Large watershed floods occurred in the Haihe River, and numbered floods occurred successively in the Ziya River, Daqing River, and Yongding River. Many areas in Hebei and the southwestern part of Beijing suffered from severe geological disasters, causing significant casualties and property losses.
We should properly resettle the affected population, promptly repair damaged infrastructure such as transportation, communication, and electricity, and restore normal production and living order as soon as possible.
Flood prevention and rescue are urgent and urgent. In recent days, relevant departments in North China, Huanghuai and other regions have invested a large amount of rescue efforts to rush to the scene for emergency response, timely allocation and transportation of disaster relief materials, relocation and resettlement of disaster affected people, repair damaged infrastructure, and spare no effort to fight against the flood situation.
Floods hit parts of North China, Huanghuai and other regions, causing flooding
Since July 29, many places in North China and the Yellow River and Huaihe River have been under the red warning of rainstorm.
According to the Central Meteorological Observatory, from July 29 to August 1, heavy rainstorm occurred in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, western Shandong, northern Henan and eastern Shanxi, and extremely heavy rainstorm occurred in piedmont and southern Beijing and central and southern Hebei. Among them, some areas in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region have a rainfall of 200 to 450 millimeters, with some areas reaching over 600 millimeters; The maximum hourly rainfall is 30 to 60 millimeters, and locally it can reach over 80 millimeters. The main precipitation period is from the night of July 29th to 31st.
On July 31st, in Ningjin County, Xingtai City, Hebei Province, rescue workers used construction machinery and equipment to transport villagers from Beishaliang Village. Photo by Yang Shiyao, journalist from Xinhua News Agency
On July 31st, at a waterlogged section of Yuhua Road in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, workers carried out emergency drainage. Shen Jizhong
Meteorological experts say that the area with the highest rainfall this round is located along the Taihang Mountains, from the eastern part of Xingtai and Shijiazhuang in Hebei to Baoding, and finally to the southwestern areas of Fangshan and Mentougou in Beijing. Affected by this, some areas have experienced floods and waterlogging disasters.
On July 31st, on Xinqiao Street in Mentougou District, Beijing, sanitation workers were cleaning up debris on the street. Photo by Ju Huanzong, journalist from Xinhua News Agency
Dayandi Village, Chengnanzhuang Town, Fuping County, Hebei Province, is located in the Taihang Mountains. Affected by the extreme rainstorm, the water level of the Rouge River flowing through Chengnanzhuang Town continues to rise, with washed out trees floating in the river, some corn lying in the water, and the river constantly hitting the bank. When villager Liang Aining was relocated and resettled, he saw that the river water had overflowed the bank, and there were occasional gravel and soil rolling down from the mountain on the road.
As of 8:00 am on July 31st, there have been multiple collapses on county and township roads in Fuping County, with 4 areas washed away, resulting in road traffic interruption in one township and two villages, which is currently under repair; 9 collapsed and washed out transportation facilities and bridges; 7 collapsed houses and walls; Some townships have experienced communication signal interruptions due to the destruction of fiber optic cable facilities, and some administrative villages have been affected by water damage, resulting in power supply interruptions.
In this round of extreme heavy rainfall, Fangshan District and Mentougou District in Beijing have the highest average rainfall. On July 31st, several roads in Fangshan, including Xingliang Road, Liangchang Road, Mentougou 109 National Road, and Zhaiyou Road, experienced flooding, sudden landslides, and small-scale flash floods. In the afternoon of that day, due to the continuous heavy rainfall, the water volume of Yongding River surged, and the Xiaoqing River Bridge on the west side of Lugou Bridge collapsed.
In addition, some areas in the above two districts have also experienced water and power outages, as well as communication signal interruptions. 62 villages in 7 townships, including Fangshan Hebei Town, Nanjiao Township, and Xiayunling Township, have lost communication signals; The water retaining wall of the Mentougou Chengzi Water Plant of Beijing Municipal Water Supply Group was washed down, causing water to enter the distribution room and resulting in a complete water outage, affecting the normal water supply of about 150000 households in Mentougou District, Mencheng and other areas.
On July 31st, in Mentougou District, Beijing, a water truck from Beijing Municipal Water Group supplied water to a nursing home that had been shut down due to heavy rainfall. Photo by Ju Huanzong, journalist from Xinhua News Agency
Affected by the flood discharge from the upstream river, the Yongding River floodplain has been urgently activated. On the afternoon of July 31st, Tianjin issued a red flood warning and overnight relocated more than 35000 personnel related to the Yongding River floodplain. At present, Tianjin has initiated a first level flood control response, and all districts and departments are sticking to their positions to cope with the passage of floods.
In the Huang Huai region, Qianshan City, Anqing City, Anhui Province, which is located in the Dabie Mountains, recently experienced extremely heavy rainstorm, and towns such as Shuihou, Tianzhu Mountain, Longtan, and Chashui experienced short-time heavy rainfall, with a 3-hour rainfall of more than 100 mm. Yang Peili, the mayor of Shuihou Town, said that the mountain torrents triggered by the rainstorm destroyed some roads and knocked down some power poles, which affected traffic and power in varying degrees.
Experts said that the intensity of this round of rainfall has exceeded that of the "July 21" rainstorm rainstorm in 2012, showing a strong extreme and disaster causing characteristics.
According to the latest disaster data released by Hebei Province, as of 12:00 on August 1st, the heavy rainfall caused 540703 people in 87 counties of Hebei Province to be affected. Among them, 9 people died and 6 people went missing due to the disaster, and the economic losses caused by the disaster are currently being counted; The Beijing Flood Control and Drought Relief Command announced on the 1st that as of 6:00 pm on August 1st, heavy rainfall has caused 11 deaths, of which two have died on duty in emergency response and disaster relief.
Racing against time, fully dedicating oneself to rescue and disaster relief
On the evening of July 31, the National Flood Control General Office and the Emergency Management Department held intensive research and judgment meetings with the China Meteorological Administration and the Ministry of Water Resources. The video link was made to Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and other key provinces to conduct rolling analysis and judgment on rainstorm and flood disasters in the Haihe River basin, and further arrange and deploy flood control and flood relief work in key regions.
A race against time flood control and disaster relief battle continues to unfold.
After the disaster occurred, the officers and soldiers of the Beijing Armed Police Force took action upon hearing the order, and the government and troops quickly mobilized. More than 2000 officers and soldiers rushed to Liulihe Town in Fangshan to participate in emergency rescue and disaster relief. In the rainstorm, officers and soldiers wield shovels, with the help of bulldozers, loaders and other equipment, to quickly build dikes in low-lying areas of the river bed to prevent the flood danger caused by the sudden rise of the river.
In response to the disaster situation in multiple areas of Fangshan and Mentougou, which resulted in trains being trapped and communication loss among the public, a group of "air forces" quickly deployed for rescue.
On August 1st, in Shuiyuzui Village, Mentougou District, Beijing, firefighters from the Daxing District Fire Rescue Detachment who were reinforced here were transporting trapped and injured villagers. Photo by Ju Huanzong, journalist from Xinhua News Agency
On August 1st, the aviation team of the Beijing Municipal People's Government dispatched multiple police helicopters to continue flying, successively going to Changping, Fangshan, Mentougou and other places, transporting more than 18000 emergency rescue supplies such as food, medicine, water, etc; After receiving the task instructions from the Fangshan District government, the Long term Air View Fangshan Xiayunling Militia Forest Firefighting Emergency Platoon deployed an emergency rescue unmanned helicopter, flying 27.22 kilometers and accurately delivering 35 kilograms of communication materials.
On August 1st, in Shuiyuzui Village, Mentougou District, Beijing, an 87 year old villager expressed gratitude to the members of the Hebei Qinhuangdao Cheetah Rescue Team who helped him out of trouble. Photo by Ju Huanzong, journalist from Xinhua News Agency
It is reported that in response to this round of heavy rainfall, a total of 3128 flood prevention and rescue teams totaling over 200000 people have been deployed in Beijing. The rescue and relief forces have been continuously operating and on duty day and night, and a large number of people trapped in the disaster have been safely evacuated or relocated. As of 20:00 on July 31, a total of 52384 threatened individuals have been transferred throughout Beijing.
On August 1st, at the temporary resettlement site in Shangwan Village, Qinglonghu Town, Fangshan District, 88 villagers from 29 households temporarily took refuge here, with marching beds neatly arranged in two rows. Zhao Haonan, who is 11 years old this year, just finished writing today's homework. The reporter asked him if he was afraid, and the young man bravely said, "Not afraid!"
On August 1st, in Shangwan Village, Qinglonghu Town, Fangshan District, Beijing, staff cleared the roads affected by the flash flood. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Chenlin
A temporary resettlement site located in the Vocational Education Center of Wuqing District, Tianjin, has relocated 557 residents from the Dahuangbao Flood Storage and Detention Area and the Yongding River Flood Control Area. "The temporary resettlement site has prepared over 2000 beds and provides bedding, three meals a day, 24-hour hot water, etc. The supply of materials is sufficient to fully guarantee everyone's normal living needs." As noon approached, Chen Yuntao, the director of the Wuqing Vocational Education Center on duty at the resettlement site, was inspecting the prepared lunch in the cafeteria. "Three dishes, one soup, and fruit."
On August 1st, at the temporary resettlement site of the Vocational Education Center in Wuqing District, Tianjin, staff from multiple departments prepared lunch for the transferred personnel. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Fanyue
In Hebei Province, continuous heavy rainfall caused waterlogging and waterlogging in Beishangtun Village, Laiyuan County. The low-lying areas were nearly 2 meters deep, endangering the safety of villagers' housing and property. Nine households and 18 villagers were urgently relocated. On July 30th, the local power supply company urgently dispatched a 200 kilowatt emergency power supply vehicle and 10 power supply employees to rush to Beishangtun Village. After a night of drainage, the waterlogged water in Beishangtun Village has dropped to a safe level.
On July 31st, in Changgang Village, Jingxing County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, flood control workers drove machinery to clean up the silt on National Highway 307. Shen Jizhong
Raoyang County, Hengshui City is located in the lower reaches of the Hutuo River, with a length of 34 kilometers. There are a total of 47865 residents in 10 villages within the flood control area of Raoyang and 35 villages in the flood storage and detention area. In recent days, the water level of the Raoyang section of the Hutuo River has been continuously rising, seriously threatening the safety of people's lives and property. The flood prevention situation is severe, and party members, cadres, and volunteers have taken swift action.
Having gone through many tests, I understand better that party members must rush forward at critical moments. They want to make more contributions to their hometown and ensure the safety of all villagers. Liu Shaochun, a 45 year old party member from Hewo Village in Liuchu Town, Raoyang County, has been steadfast on the embankment of the Hutuo River for 5 consecutive days, transporting supplies, preparing sand and stones, and dealing with emergencies in heavy rain.
Starting from 8:00 am on July 30th, Qianshan City launched a Level II emergency response for flood prevention, carried out risk investigation, and ensured that personnel in hazardous areas should be transferred early and as many as possible. As of July 30th, a total of 252 households and 597 people were transferred. Zhou Juan, the propaganda committee member of the Shuihou Town Party Committee, introduced that from July 31 to August 1, 120 people returned home to live on their own. Currently, there are still 23 people staying overnight in the resettlement site. "After three days of effort, the water, electricity, and communication in the town have basically returned to normal."
Guarding the soil and fulfilling responsibilities to ensure the detailed implementation of various measures
According to the news of the Central Meteorological Observatory on the 1st, it is expected that the heavy rainfall in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei will be significantly reduced from 8:00 on August 1st to 8:00 on August 2nd, but there will be moderate to heavy rain in some regions of central and western Hebei and northern mountain areas, Beijing, northern Tianjin, northern and western Henan, eastern and southern Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other regions. Among them, there will be scattered rainstorm in northern Hebei, western Beijing mountain areas, northern Jilin, southeastern Sichuan, northwestern Yunnan and other regions.
It is reported that as of 8:00 am on August 1st, Beijing has formed 1.161 billion cubic meters of water resources, with an average precipitation of 350.6 millimeters in the Daqing River Basin and 287.5 millimeters in the Yongding River Basin. The Beijing Meteorological Observatory predicts that the risk of secondary disasters such as small and medium-sized river floods, mountain floods, and geological disasters induced by heavy rainfall in mountainous and shallow mountainous areas remains high, and low-lying urban areas are prone to waterlogging.
Beijing requires strict implementation of the "on duty, on duty, responsible, and in state" flood season duty work requirements. Party and government officials, public security, fire protection, drainage groups, and other key areas such as subway entrances, low-lying courtyards, road waterlogging points, dangerous old houses, hidden trees, sunken overpasses, underground passages, demolition sites, construction sites, mountainous areas, and both sides of rivers are strictly prepared and controlled in advance.
According to the Beijing Flood Control Office, as of 20:00 on July 31st, a total of 108 waterlogging reports have been received in the city since the rainfall, and 46 have been disposed of. Multiple road sections in Fengtai, Shijingshan, Fangshan, Mentougou, Changping, Huairou and other areas have been cut off due to accumulated water. Among the 14 geological disasters such as landslides and landslides, 2 have been disposed of. The eastern slope protection of the Yuantong Bridge on the fifth ring road collapsed, and the S320 National Highway 108 double track in Fangshan District is still under treatment.
On August 1st, on a blocked railway line near Shuiyuzui Village in Mentougou District, Beijing, staff from China Railway Sixth Bureau cleared debris on the track and made every effort to restore traffic. Photo by Ju Huanzong, journalist from Xinhua News Agency
In the face of rainstorm and flood, many departments in Hebei joined forces. The reporter learned from the Flood Control and Drought Relief Command of Hebei Province that a total of 2154 working groups have been dispatched to key areas in the province to guide the response to heavy rainfall. The prevention and control offices at all levels of provinces, cities, and counties have strengthened their duty forces, with all staff on duty 24 hours a day, closely monitoring the development trend of rain and water conditions, and making every effort to do a good job in prevention and response.
Xiong'an New Area has established a special team for flood prevention work, deploying more than 700 rescue teams to be on duty 24 hours a day. At 2:00 pm on July 31st, the Baigou River diversion gate was closed, and the Xiong'an New Area Prevention and Control Office organized Xiongxian County and China Xiong'an Group to effectively prepare for the use of the new building diversion channel. Emergency command vehicles were dispatched to monitor the diversion situation in real time, and forest fire brigades were dispatched to set up command tents on site to ensure timely response to emergencies.
In Xinxiang City, Henan Province, continuous heavy rainfall has not had a significant impact on urban operations. Wang Zhiwen, Director of the Urban Management Bureau of Xinxiang City, introduced that in order to continuously improve the dual command system of urban flood control and ecological environmental protection, Xinxiang City has scientifically and accurately drained water, carried out river ecological water diversion in advance, and quickly implemented water diversion and dredging after rain, striving to achieve water return and clean roads.
As the heavy rainfall process approaches its end, safe flood discharge has become a top priority in Tianjin's flood prevention work. Liu Zhanyou, Director of the Tianjin Water Engineering Operation and Dispatch Center, introduced that in recent days, Tianjin has made great efforts to empty the river channels, and major flood discharge channels such as the Yongding New River, the Ji Canal, and the Duliujian River, as well as secondary rivers, have been fully discharged. The pre discharge water volume has reached 400 million cubic meters.
Zhang Dongfang, Deputy Director of the Water and Drought Disaster Rescue Department of the Tianjin Emergency Management Bureau, told reporters that Tianjin is guided by the risk hazards of "upper flood prevention, middle flood prevention, lower sea tide prevention, and northern mountain flood prevention", and timely activates the Beijing Tianjin Hebei liaison mechanism, reporting flood situations every 2 hours. "Through upstream and downstream linkage, our command and dispatch are more efficient and powerful.".
On August 1st, in Shaoqidi Village, Huanghuadian Town, Wuqing District, Tianjin, public security personnel and village volunteers joined forces to patrol and guard at the height of the riverbank. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Fanyue
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